I finished reading Queen of Nothing yesterday and then I watched Swan Princess, and everything Rothbart said started to sound like things Jude would say and now I can’t unsee it.
“You have much to lose and I have nothing. You may win in the end, you may ensorcel me and hurt me and humiliate me, but I will make sure you lose everything I can take from you on the way down.” - Jude in The Cruel Prince
“Mithridatism, it’s called. Isn’t that a funny name? The process of eating poison to build up immunity. So long as I don’t die from it, I’ll be harder to kill.” - Jude in The Cruel Prince
“Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold on to.” - the entire theme of The Wicked King
Cardan: “She is my wife and the rightful High Queen of Elfhame.” Jude: **raids Cardan’s closet** **asks Taryn for wardrobe help** **asks Tatterfell to do her hair** - The Queen of Nothing
And as a bonus, Jude riding up to the giant serpent at the end of Queen of Nothing:
I actually kind of regret they didn’t put her in the movie
Can you imagine what kind of dynamic these two could have, taken how they wrote Rothbart??
How it could influence all the stuff with Odette??
What dynamic could Odile and Odette possibly have???
You know, even though i think he’d rather wish a son as a heir initially, i believe he could actually be a really nice father
In spite of the fact that the complicated situation in which he once found himself, the difficulties that came with it, and some aspects of his nature have certainly affected her character
Oh man, I really gotta finally settle and sort all the stuff in my head, there’s so much going on
In fact, I’ve been thinking why didn’t they make any differences in their designs depending on the time period
I mean, when Odette was born, they looked the same as when she was 19 (or so)
So i came to conclusion that i have to draw the younger versions of them just to get it out of my mind haha
Rothbart with hair is something far beyond any good and evil
Shaggy wolf
Speaking of him, I’ve found out that he, in fact, was William’s chancellor
Im not 100% sure but some sources say he is. Even if he’s not, he’s, in fact, a Lord, some kind of nobility, probably high-ranked, or probably a knight since he is referred as Sir in some sources, and it’s already much enough but
A god damn chancellor
Chancellor in medievals is the second-place person in the whole damn kingdom
It’s a king’s right hand
Considering he was around 30 years old when he was banished, and was likely to already maintain this position for at least a couple of years, it’s truly amazing how he managed to take such a high place by such a young age.
Along with this, the fact that he grew from using potions and other basic improvised means to a merlin-like god level witchcraft in just 19 years makes me think of him as of a very, very richly gifted man, really
And him being chancellor gives a much darker tone to the story actually, considering how many of the main characters knew him and that for some of which he was close even;
and that, with his smartness and insight, he was likely to be a boon for the kingdom
I actually kind of regret they didn’t put her in the movie
Can you imagine what kind of dynamic these two could have, taken how they wrote Rothbart??
How it could influence all the stuff with Odette??
What dynamic could Odile and Odette possibly have???
You know, even though i think he’d rather wish a son as a heir initially, i believe he could actually be a really nice father
In spite of the fact that the complicated situation in which he once found himself, the difficulties that came with it, and some aspects of his nature have certainly affected her character
Oh man, I really gotta finally settle and sort all the stuff in my head, there’s so much going on
