#mother be stronger
~25 ACOSF Days of Solstice~
“I gave it back to the Cauldron in exchange for the knowledge of how to save them.” She swallowed. “But a little remains.I think something else—someone else—stopped the Cauldron from taking all of it.And I made some changes of my own.”The Mother. The only being who would see the sacrifice Nesta had made and give a little back. Perhaps it was she who had peered out at them through the Mask. // “But I adjusted myself to match what the Cauldron did for Feyre. For when the time is right.” He couldn’t tear himself from the quiet joy lighting her face.
—ACOSF Ch. 78
Ok so me grabbing this passage from Chapter 78 might appear as though I’m gonna focus on the fact that Nesta made it so she can safely bear Illyrian babies someday.
That ain’t why I am quoting this part.
For me, this little admission from Nesta gets me so giddybecauseshe used her power to make a change, successfully, after seeing how the same change was accomplished by the Cauldron to save her sister.
It does appear that, while Nesta asked for the knowledge of how to save Feyre with her magic, the Cauldron accomplished this by showing Nesta.
Then Nesta, our quick study, went ahead and accomplished on herself the same thing she just saw, on the first try.
I think back to when Nesta studied so hard with Amren in ACOWAR to understand and use her powers.
It’s also confirmed here by Nesta that not all of her power left her, that “someone else—stopped the Cauldron from taking all of it.”
The Cauldron had a personality in ACOWAR that was So Extra. Also in the prologue to ACOSF of Nesta’s POV in the Cauldron.
That the Mother done stopped the Cauldron from taking back all the power Nesta took from it makes the Mother my new best friend.
I’m telling you,
Nesta Archeron The Mother
