#yeah thats right im gonna try and keep my tags organized now bitches

[arthurian-owls]

Ok I'll maybe come back later w book quotes to support me but it's late so that's coming later lol

Nyra was such a compelling antagonist bc she started out so mysterious and clever and sinister and smart, and part of what I love about her character arc is that in some ways she kept that edge, that sharp mind, and in many other ways she completely devolved as she wrapped herself further in blind hatred and anger. Like at the beginning she wanted power and control over owls, of course, and by the end it felt like that came in a close second to "I GOTTA DESTROY THE GUARDIANS AND MY STUPID TRAITOR SON !!1!11!!!1!" and I LOVE that I LOVE IT so much! Ik I'm missing some nuance and detail here but its 4 am and I cant be assed to open a book rn

Anyways I was so glad when the antagonist role shifted from Kludd onto Nyra bc Kludd was very "violence is the question and the answer is yes" and Nyra was very "let's play mind games and THEN commit acts of unspeakable violence" and that spoke to me. It still speaks to me. I support women's wrongs. I love Nyra. I want her dead. I want to study her under a microscope. I want nothing to do with her. 10/10