Teres

SCSF: It will never not be, unfortunately.

For a "creative writer", Douglass really wasn't all that creative, and especially not when it came to this sort of thing. It doesn't even sound grand or dramatic.

That does undermine the message of the Prophecy, does it not?

Never mind undermining it; it actively means the Prophecy failed to come true! There is no "bridge to understanding" forged between the Avar and the humans. We never see either side reconciling their differences or anything like that.

(Not that I mind all that much, outside of there apparently being no Avar left after Tencendor falls; I will always be bothered by that.)

In other words the "heroes" of that trilogy are so fucking useless that not only does Tencendor get destroyed but the Avar are wiped out forever. Bra-VO. *slow clap*

Does he find it "better than love", too?

As he is not capable of love, the answer is presumably yes by default.

I think she does not look like that, since we have heard nothing about it, but I have no idea why not.

Probably because Douglass didn't decide to make it a thing until book two, when said character became her new favourite doll.

And I am quite sure the Yuletide Meet will not do so, either. I suppose Douglass just wanted more Drama for Azhure?

It's definitely just cheap angst fodder by making it that Nobody Likes Her, Sob Sob.

Thank you for catching that! I already had the idea that something was off here.

I've worn plenty of dresses and not one of them fastened "up the back". That sort of thing is for Victorian ladies who have personal maids to help them dress.

It absolutely is (and from how much I talked about this, it is easy to see how much it bothered me). For the scars... do I remember it right if they are gone after the end of Enchanter...?

Correct. They get magically removed for no reason just so Azhure can be Perfect(tm)