A parallel between Vassa and Miryam - is Vassa already immortal?
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I know I’m not the only one who has wondered if the following passage suggests that Vassa is already Made, or immortal, in some way.
But Elain shook me off, heading back to the stairs. She said as she climbed the first steps, “I can hear her—crying.” I gripped the bottom post of the banister. “Who?” “Everyone thinks she’s dead.” Elain kept walking. “But she’s not. Only—different. Changed. As I was.” “Who,” I pushed. - ACOWAR, chapter 27
Coincidentally or not, it happens to parallel Feyre’s thoughts about Miryam pretty well.
“Miryam died—a spear through her chest during that last battle at the sea,” Rhys explained. “She bled out while she was carried to safety. But Drakon knew of a sacred, hidden island where an object of great and terrible power had been concealed. An object made by the Cauldron itself, legend claimed. He brought her there, to Cretea—used the item to resurrect her, make her immortal. As you were Made, Feyre.” Amren had said it—months ago. That Miryam had been Made as I was.-ACOWAR, chapter 16
Does this mean that Miryam was Made similarly to Feyre, and Vassa like Elain and Nesta? Given Miryam was Made 500 years ago by “an object of great and terrible power,” and Feyre was Made by each High Lord donating a kernel of their magic, not to mention Elain and Nesta were Made by a newly reassembled Cauldron, which was unlikely to be used for Vassa (though not impossible, of course), I’m not sure what to make of this parallel, and if it’s meant to be taken so literally.
Could it just be that they are all Made, and so have immortal lifespans, whether their bodies are Fae or human? Or possibly have something to do with their powers? Could Vassa and Miryam be related to the Archeron sisters? Many of us have wondered about Vassa, but Miryam? It’s a stretch, but she’s half human, so who knows? Anything is possible.
We also know Jurian is another mortal character who has been made/resurrected and I found this line in acofas interesting:
“Vassa and Jurian are two sides of the same coin.”
Could this be another potential hint that Vassa is no longer mortal?
Great catch! There is so much going on behind the scenes with the Band of Exiles and I really need to know. This is why I miss multi POV, I’m greedy.
The fact that Elain was “changed” as Vassa and Myriam too. I really want to know the connection between them.
Yes exactly! How was Elain changed other than what we’ve seen so far (the general fae appearance, and her Sight). Vassa is a shapeshifter of sorts, between human and firebird. Is this a suggestion that - as @wingedbloomshas theorised - Elain could also take new forms? Or does Vassa have Starborn powers, as many suspect Elain (as well as Feyre and Nesta) might? Or Miryam? Ugh. My brain.
