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The King of the shadow realm rules over the whole realm of the shadows ever since he overthrew the former Shadow King. He commands all of creatures and inhabitants of the shadow realm. His powers include but are not limited to; hallucinations, teleportation, cloning, mind control, mind invading, and possibly much more

I agree with about all of that BUT ESPECIALLY THE LAST PART. I personally HATE it when there is some kinda movie adaptation with real actors cause it's just not the same. They will NEVER look like my mental image and it completely destroys it....

an ANIMATED SERIES HOWEVER.... I desperately agree. I'll wait 20 years for an animated series of the lbc...

My Legendborn Cycle Musings & Theories

May 2023 is when I first got into this series and I've been hooked ever since. I've read Legendborn and Bloodmarked at least twice and I have some thoughts about the books and series in general. So without further ado:

Spoilers ahead!

First of all, I'm glad I waited to make this post because recently more information has been revealed about the next upcoming book (Oathbound), and that instead of the series being a trilogy of books it'll be a tetralogy (4 part book series).

Oathbound

I strongly believe that the Shadow Court is definitely going to be unleashed that was part of the bargain Bree made with the Shadow King after all.

Vera’s warning to Bree at the end of Bloodmarked: “Chaos thrives on imbalance.” In Oathbound, is Bree going to become villainous or corrupted in some form? Since she doesn’t have her ancestors to balance or influence her since she closed the ancestral stream?

Since the third book is called Oathbound I wonder if this means oaths will be broken or removed. Obviously, Natasia's Kingsmage Oath to Martin Davis had to have been removed. Could the same thing happen possibly between Nick and Sel?

At the end of Bloodmarked, the main trio: Bree, Nick, and Sel have become separated. Since this is Bree's story first and foremost I think the book will still only be from Briana's point of view. I don't think we'll be getting multiple points of view. However, I'm not quite sure.

Selwyn Emrys Kane

There’s more to Selwyn Kane than meets the eye. One of the main themes in the Legendborn Cycle is ancestry and inheritance.

Theory 1: Erebus (the Shadow King) is Selwyn’s father. Erebus is described as a father-like figure towards Sel and he has a history and a clear fondness for Natasia (He knew where she was at the end of Bloodmarked). However, we know that the Order supposedly monitored Natasia closely while they ensured she gave birth to an heir. Obviously, since both her and Sel are powerful Merlins there must be more to discover about their bloodline. Also, it is mentioned how closely Sel resembles Merlin his ancestor not only in appearance but also in mannerisms. Sel is a prodigy and has the rare ability to transform into an Owl like his ancestor Merlin. Not to mention, the skill he used to craft aether constructs to hold Bree together after her injury which isn’t easy to do and most likely would’ve killed other Merlins attempting to do it.

Theory 2: Maybe Selwyn’s bloodline has ancestral ties to someone on the Shadow Court. 

Nicholas Martin Davis

He's going to be leading the faction of the Order that's still loyal to the Knights of the Round Table.

Maybe he'll continue to forge a further alliance with the Line of Morgaine. Nick will then be further exposed to how they live and maneuver outside of the Order. He is trying to find a solution to stop the Legendborn Cycle without the Scion of Arthur having to die. In Bloodmarked, he found something out but he didn't get to elaborate on it further.

In General

I think the relationship between Sel and William is underrated.

There’s still much we don’t know about Cambions and unions. So far, we know:

Full Demon + Human = Cambion

Human + Cambion = Cambion

But what about: Full Demon + Cambion = ?

Cambion + Cambion =  ?

Are these unions even possible or allowed and could they produce offspring?

On the cover of Bloodmarked, I think Bree is wearing the outfit that she wore during the Rite of Kings ceremony.

Valechaz is clearly enamored and fascinated with Bree and he's such a wildcard. Valec at times can also be hard to read. Will he be a friend or foe going forward?

This may be an unpopular opinion, but in terms of a TV series adaptation of the Legendborn Cycle, I would prefer that it be an animated TV series rather than a live-action series.

Right!! Im not black myself and i feel like im not really the person who should be talking about this, but like, yes??? She does have some genuine relationships right, and given her situation i get why she doesn't have many, but like... Yuh... I hope that they have genuine bonds so baaaad 😩🙏

(random thought, u think valechaz will be kinda present in lb3? I think so just bc tracy rlly likes him but .... Idk how)

EXACTLYYYYYYYY, LIKE THEY GON' HAVE TO DO SMTHNG BCS IF THEY JUST SOULLESS NPC ILL BECOME A HAMSTER IN A SMALL CAGE DUDE

Edit: if i remember one of our convo's, isn't it fucking late at urs rn? Shouldn't u sleep? 😭

Opinion shadow king collecting black kids lol? You think zoëlle & elijah gonna become good guys? Character arcs or plots you think they will have or what role they will play?

good questions!! opinion; yeah, it's definitely gonna be an interesting plot point, but if it gets bree to communicate with even more black people in a way that doesnt feel transactional (you know, how she mainly only goes to them for help with her root, it'd be nice to see her form genuine bonds with them!!) hopefully, zoelle and elijah have genuine character arcs and personalities other than 'ward to the shadow king.' maybe zoelle and elijah will help bree escape from him, or they'll be against her. either way, they NEED to have personalities or i will be running around in circles

The line of eternal beings (in general not nesec. Valec) in love with mortals is so blurry dude idfk but yh valec das kinda shady dude 🤨 but hes physically stuck as a teenager so ig its fine /ns🥺 wait is he.. dude what if he's not... I forgor

Rightt i feel like rootcraft(club) has some unexplored potential.. we might see more later?

HEEEEEELP OMFG NATASIA STAN 😭😭😭😭 I JUST LEARNED AB 'THEM' TODAY 💀💀💀💀 its crazy you just said that 😭😭😭😭😭 giggling out loud omg...

Opinion shadow king collecting black kids lol? You think zoëlle & elijah gonna become good guys? Character arcs or plots you think they will have or what role they will play?

good questions!! opinion; yeah, it's definitely gonna be an interesting plot point, but if it gets bree to communicate with even more black people in a way that doesnt feel transactional (you know, how she mainly only goes to them for help with her root, it'd be nice to see her form genuine bonds with them!!) hopefully, zoelle and elijah have genuine character arcs and personalities other than 'ward to the shadow king.' maybe zoelle and elijah will help bree escape from him, or they'll be against her. either way, they NEED to have personalities or i will be running around in circles