#rotds salt

[lunar-lurker]

The “Kendra is no longer innocent” thing at the end of Rotds is so nonsensical to me, especially the way the narrative treats it like such a big thing like “look how much these characters have changed” but like- 

No they haven’t?? I mean, just look at the scene where Seth confronts her:

“It should work in the hands of an innocent person,” Seth said. His eyes went from the Ethershard to her face. “The Kendra I knew was without guile.” 

Kendra locked eyes with him. “I’ve done some hard things while you’ve been gone. I stormed the Under Realm alone. I vowed to kill Celebrant.. I’m not the same Kendra you left behind at Stormguard Castle.”

If those are supposed to be examples of the actions that Kendra did to “lose her innocence”, then explain to me how she’s any different than she was pre-Stormguard Castle. If simply vowing to kill someone is enough for you not be innocent anymore, then how about the time she literally murdered the Demon King? And without guile? You’re telling me that Kendra never showed cunning or slyness before Stormguard? I guess most of those Fablehaven adventures never happened then. 

It just frustrates me so much that Mull had to come up with some excuse in order to get Seth alone for the mission and it doesn’t even line up. If he wanted to split them up again, then why couldn’t have been for an actual reason that could have allowed Kendra to do something useful?  

[fairyqueenofthedragons]

[mercutiotakethewheel]

so uhhh… negative character development, everyone

[carolinelikesdinner]

Something thats really bothering me is that the fact that Kendra was literally gonna kidnap a 10 year old boy and its just??? Never mentioned again??? Also thats like, basically almost the same thing Ronodin did with Seth. Do you not see the hypocrisy here?

[rotdshateacc]

My answers to the reading questions.

1. Seth wielded two swords throughout much of the book. What are the pros and cons of each weapon? If you had the chance to battle using either Vasilis or the Unforgiving Blade, which would you choose? Why?

The pros of Vasilis is it gives him a lot of strength, makes him braver, inspires fear in his enemies, and basically fights for him. The cons are that he could become obsessed like Morisant, the more he uses it the weaker he becomes without it, and he could learn to rely on it too much. The pros for the unforgivable blade is he is feared by his enemies. The cons is that he gets pulled into a trance. I would choose Vasilis because it fights for you.

2. Calvin wanted to break the nipsie curse since book one of Dragonwatch. In what ways did Seth help Calvin succeed? In what ways did Calvin help Seth? Could one have succeeded without the other? Explain. 

Seth helped Calvin by retrieving the pieces of the Ethergem and restoring it, something Calvin could not have done alone. Calvin was a really good scout and good at getting information, it would have been so much harder for Seth without him.

3. Five monarchs ruled the magical world when this series began. Which two crowns remain at the end? How might this new situation change the balance of power in the magical world? 

The Fairy Crown and the Under Crown were the original crowns, so I think balance would be restored. All is what once was. The other species probably fought way more over the crowns than the fairies and the undead did. So more peace as well.

4. Bracken chose to become mortal at the end of the story in part so he could be closer to Kendra. What other reasons did he have for making that choice? Do you agree with his decision? Why or why not? 

Because Brandy’s a chicken and won’t make Kendra and Seth eternals. But another reason could be he didn’t want to be part of a kingdom that is okay with literal torture, by putting Ronodin in the demon prison, mostly because of a mistake he made out of love. So I in part agree with his decision, but I think Kendra and Seth would make badass eternals so I’m salty.

5. If you could visit the Source, would you drink from it, bathe in it, or just look at it? Explain why. 

I’d bathe in it, I’d like to be healthy and possibly gain cool powers, thank you. Would not want to be immortal though, who would?

6. Kendra spent much of this series away from her brother. In what ways did their time apart allow her to grow? In what ways could Seth have aided her? In what ways might he have made her job harder? 

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HE’S ACTING LIKE THERE WAS CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT LMAOOOO. Kendra also did nothing of importance, Seth did all of it.

7. Do you think Virgil was ever a true friend to Seth or Kendra? Why or why not? What were his reasons for the final choice he made? How do you think he felt about the way things turned out? 

I think he was pretty cool at first, then he became a little bitch when Humbuggle waddled along. Bet he was only upset for being put in a dungeon or wherever he was put.

8. If you could experience being tiny or gigantic, which would you choose? Why? Calvin changed size throughout the story. If you could choose a permanent size for him, what would it be? 

I would choose being tiny, imagine all the tiny spaces you could find. There’s a room in the attic that we can’t get to in my house and I’d love to see it. I think Calvin was better tiny though.

9. Vanessa lost her sight in the Dragon Temple. How does she proceed after the blindness occurred? As a narco-blix, what extra abilities does she possess to help her cope with the loss?

She doesn’t look back, she focuses on the future. Pun intended. I mean, with her basically possessing people at least she can see through their eyes, so the loss wouldn’t hit as hard.

10. Earlier in this series, we received hints that there were other Fairy Queens before Bracken’s mother held the position. How do you think Bracken’s mother felt about surrendering the crown? Why? How might the Fairy Realm be different with the Alderfairy wearing the crown? 

It said that she felt relieved, surrendering it. I think the fairy realm would be better, seeing as she blamed Ronodin and the Astrids for no good reason. Sure, Ronodin might have done bad things later on but if he wasn’t rejected for that mistake he might have not done them.

11. Konrad’s history has layers to it. Why did he choose to share parts of the story rather than the whole tale? Do you think he was right to do so? Explain. 

I mean, you get all of that fame and power to yourself, if people had known the stories were fake, people would have gotten braver and would’ve volunteered. It’s not totally bad to keep things for your benefit, you know? It helped his family a lot. Don’t like how it led to dragon slavery and all of that. You gotta do what you gotta do to get that coin.

12. Who do you think was the most effective Dragon Slayer in the story? Why? Who was your favorite Dragon Slayer? 

LMAOOO HERE HE IS AGAIN, PRETENDING SOMETHING EXISTS. The Dragon Slayers didn’t do shit, and we all know it. But if I picked a favorite it’d be the no homo girl, Nadia, was it?

13. Sasquatches blur the line between reality and fantasy, because some people believe in them, while others don’t. Do you think sasquatches are real? Why or why not? What other cryptids interest you? 

I have no opinion on whether sasquatches are real or not. Off of the top of my head I can’t think of other cryptids I’m interested in.

14. What has Seth learned since the beginning of his adventure? What has Kendra learned over the same period? Do you think they are more capable adventurers than at the start of Fablehaven? Do you expect them to seek adventure or avoid it in the future? Explain your answers. 

LMAO HE’S SAYING THAT THERE’S CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AGAIN, and the character’s should definitely get therapy.

15. After the fourth book of Dragonwatch was published, some people told Brandon Mull there was too much unfinished business for him to wrap up the story in one book. Should those people be sorry? Did you feel that way? If so, are you sorry? How sorry?

Not sorry, clearly.

I know my answers are shit and queen is coming after them right as I’m typing this.

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[fairyqueenofthedragons]

[mercutiotakethewheel]

What was even up with raxtus this book, like…..

[carolinelikesdinner]

Sorry I cant talk right now I'm doing hot girl shit (breaking brandon mulls kneecaps)

[rotdshateacc]

Are you sorry? How sorry?

I’m sorry that I had so much hope.

[fairyqueenofthedragons]

[fairyqueenofthedragons]

The heroes: kill the dragon king publically and slaughter many more dragons just wanting freedom

The heroes: refuse to compromise previously

The heroes: so anyways we're gonna fix how they're treated despite all but supporting it in every previous book and being the ones to break the deal and start the war 💞

[rotdshateacc]

Out of everything what was your absolute LEAST favorite thing about ROTDS? Personally the baptism scene did it for me

Honestly, I'm an indecisive person, so my least favorite things (plural) are:

Fucking Knox slashing Newel.

The baptism/angel/shadow healer

The old characters being left out

The fact that there is no emotion whatsoever

The Fairy King offering up Ronodin for no fucking reason

Kendra not getting wings

How rushed everything was

How Seth was the only one who did anything important

So, a lot of the book, because I hate it so much