![]() Action Mom: Alanna is still serving as the King's Champion.This is harder than it seems when one of them is Sarai, the "twice-royal" lady who is prophesied to become Queen and reclaim the Isles, but Aly agrees to become the god's chosen and lend him her extensive skill in spying and deception. Altar Diplomacy: This duology about a carefully orchestrated rebellion spends quite a bit more time on alliances among the nobility than Pierce's other books.Her service in the Scanran war worries Aly quite a lot. Sarai Balitang carries the blood of the old raka monarchs as well as the white conquerors currently ruling the country, and is believed to be the prophesied "Twice-Royal" queen who will restore the raka to glory. Reacting to her growing popularity with the public, the iron-fisted regents begin pressuring her into a marriage with the five-year-old boy-king (who is also her cousin). ![]() Sarai, completely unaware of the rebellion brewing on her behalf, doesn't see any way out of the marriage and decides to elope to Carthak. Animal Motifs: Crows are associated with tricksters, being clever, smart-alecky, and sometimes petty.Lucky thing she has a smart, determined little sister who's ready and willing to take over, isn't it? The conspiracy is suddenly without a figurehead. Animal Talk: Not magical as with Daine.They're the patron animal of Kyprioth (although crows also have their own gods) and they help Aly and the rebels in myriad ways. #Trickster choice how toĪly learns how to emulate and interpret the sounds and body language of crows, to add them to her spy network. On the other hand, she learns this mundane language in a series of waking dreams (courtesy of her patron god) where the crows can use human speech. Anyone Can Die: This trope hits at the end of each book with a vengeance.Appeal to Audacity: When Aly tells Ochobu that she was temporarily paralyzed by a goddess, Ochobu blatantly disbelieves her to which Aly retorts that she "likes to tell lies that will be believed.".Arc Villain: Prince Bronau is the primary antagonist in Trickster's Choice, with the immediate conflict being limited to the Balitangs' lands on Lombyn.The second book expands things to encompass the country. Bad Boss: Imajane and Rubinyan are a paramount example, being paranoid and volatile (and it's implied that Imajane is seriously insane), and prone to countering any opposition with heavy-handed violence.
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