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Jane Dougherty's avatar

There's a lot of intense emotion packed into this excerpt.

Marian L Thorpe's avatar

It’s approaching the climax of the POV character’s arc within this book, although not for her arc across the entire series.

Jane Dougherty's avatar

And what a way to end!

Marian L Thorpe's avatar

For Eudekia, yes. I realize this had spoilers for anyone reading Empress & Soldier, but almost thirty years has elapsed between the end of E&S and this scene, and there’s a lot of story in between.

Jane Dougherty's avatar

Nobody expects a character to live forever or never age. She obviously deserves a whole story, not just the story of a young girl.