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offtorivendell · 8 months

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Elain's engagement ring may be Made; a theory 💍

Does it mean she is a witch? What about Nesta?

🌸 Elain Archeron Week 2023, Day 1 - Seer/Powers

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Disclaimer: this theory is a bit all over the shop, sort of like my life right now. The textual evidence might be a bit sparser than usual, sorry. 🫠

Spoilers: the ACOTAR, CC and TOG series to date (2023).

This theory probably wouldn't exist without the lovely @123moiaussi, who messaged me after I posted this theory suggesting that Elain may have Made the necklace that Azriel gave her on Winter Solstice in ACOSF. She wondered if Elain had possibly Made her engagement ring, in addition to/instead of her necklace - which is a solid theory and could definitely still pan out! - but a little later I had a thought; what if the Cauldron already Made Elain's engagement ring when she became High Fae?

She was wearing it when she went in, so why not?

It would then parallel other Cauldron Made items, such as Gwydion - and very likely Truth-Teller, if it is fully confirmed to be Made in a future book - which was dipped into the Cauldron by the High Priestess Oleanna. Metal (and pearl) goes into the Cauldron (in this case iron, not meteorite, which could always make a difference in how it reacts to the Void within) and, hypothetically, comes out imbued with the Cauldron's own magic.

Elain's refusal to give the pearl and iron ring back to Graysen then makes a lot of sense in this new context, beyond her understandably grieving the end of their relationship - could a human even hold it and survive? - as she may hear it calling to her, singing to its kin, as I often wonder if she hears Truth-Teller, and possibly even Azriel's "beautiful" siphons (as Bryce from CC hears a certain sword, one of many parallels that exist between the two).

Rhys winked at her. Feyre rolled her eyes. But then she said to Nesta, “Elain will need time to dust off her powers to try to See the Trove. But you, Nesta … You could scry again.” Rhys added, “As swiftly as possible. Time is not our ally.” - ACOSF, chapter 21

When Rhys spoke of Elain needing time* to "dust off" her powers, it sounds like he's referring to an item. Her ring? What might it do? And how?

* As an aside, the wording in this passage is strange. "Time is not our ally" made me look twice this time around. Could Rhys unknowingly be referring to a god of time, similar to Chronos or Aion? From whom Elain may need help with her powers? Both are associated with cyclical time, which brings me straight back to my theory that Elain may need to collect the Ouroboros from the Bone Carver's Prison cell to Look further than she has before, or to even use it as a portal.

There's no confirmation that Elain still wears her old engagement ring either way, at least not since Feyre remarked on it in ACOWAR. Has Elain put it away somewhere safe, possibly not knowing that she is drawn to it, finding herself unable to part with it even though she has moved on from Graysen by ACOSF, as demonstrated by the following quote:

Elain cocked her head. Didn’t dissolve into the crying mess she usually became when Graysen came up. - ACOSF, chapter 17

Or has the hypothetically Made ring glamoured itself such that it is forgotten, as Made items are able to do, and that's why nobody has mentioned it in two books even though she still wears it? But I digress; if it is now a Made item, what might Elain's engagement ring be able to do?

Trove of Dreams

I mentioned earlier that I have previously theorised that Elain could have Made her rose necklace on that emotionally tumultuous winter solstice night in ACOSF, a book in which Nesta Made her own trio of weapons: sword, greatsword and dagger. Now of course, there is still the distinct possibility that her necklace will go the way of Cassian's Sidra-bound ACOFAS solstice gift to Nesta and barely rate a mention in the next book, but there's also a chance that it's Made (or even came to her with powers already instilled in it, like the knives and necklaces that exist in the catacombs under the Hewn City).

So, to mirror Nesta's Trove of Nightmares, what if Elain will Make a Trove of Dreams? What would such a trove even entail? A rose necklace, possibly a pearl engagement ring*, and another item or two that she'll Make in her own book? Such as:

A staff, to parallel Iris, the messenger of the gods (and provide defence if required).

A ring of light, possibly acting as an external power source or for protection against vengeful Beings; perhaps, as @ladynightcourt reminded me, like Silba's ring protected against the Valg in TOG? Rhys did say that females preferred gold or silver to iron. Maybe that offhand remark contained some hidden depth.

A cuff, spindle, or something else entirely? I'm eyeing her baked goods, ear plugs and possibly some homegrown medicinal powders...

* There's a good chance that a ring Made by being dipped into the Cauldron will be a little different than one Made directly by an elemental faerie, so it may not count as part of Elain's own trove.

Many of us suspect that Elain will search for the illusive fourth part of the Dread Trove, the item that Lanthys showed to Nesta as a bit of age worn bone, half shrouded in shadows. Could pearl be mistaken for age worn bone? Unlikely, but worth a mention. I do think it's tricky, though, as there are multiple ancient Troves appearing, and the Dread Trove is only one of them. Gwydion (aka the Starsword), Truth-Teller and possibly Narben seem to be another trove, though maybe not Made in quite the same way as the Dread Trove (ie. dipped in the Cauldron vs imbued with power by a more elemental faerie).

Protection

We all know that I suspect Koschei* might have used the Cauldron to give Elain a bonus mate bond after orchestrating with Jurian to shoot Azriel with a poisoned ash arrow. And we know that the Cauldron has a dark maker, who made the Book of Breathings. Could there be a light maker, and is this hypothetical being working for or against Koschei? Are they the Mother (and maybe Urd)?

* I really think that Koschei could need Azriel out of the way, and needs Elain as a stand in for the Mother, or someone else important, somehow, in order to work some massive spell.

Could they have gifted Elain her Sight, or any other powers, and even put a little something special in her engagement ring. Something that would provide protection*, as Silba's ring did against the Valg in Erilea? The latter is less likely for an iron ring, but still plausible.

I've said before that I'd love to see the Archeron sisters create their own version of Midgard's Archesian Amulets, with one ring made from each of their magics to protect their loved ones and hide them from danger, and that still stands. This post goes into more about the rose necklace providing protection, if you're interested.

* Unless Koschei, or whoever orchestrated the Making of Elain and Nesta, stored something they needed to access in the ring instead, to free it from the Cauldron's grasp and make it available to them?

Witchcraft

One of the first thoughts that came to me almost two years ago, upon wondering what purpose a Made ring would serve Elain, was the possibility that it could be a focus for her power, something to tether or ground her while she was wandering the murky realm. This is backed up by the witches' use of iron throughout the TOG series, which @wingedblooms has discussed in many of her witchy posts, and I'll mention a little later on.

Could the pearl ring be Elain's focus, and ground her? Or might it function as a siphon or invoking stone does? Given she rubs the ring, I wouldn't be surprised if it helped her focus her being, or control her magic.

Some witches in ACOTAR are said to be able to amass powers beyond their natural capacity.

Nesta drifted toward the desk, the maps atop it. “What is the difference,” she asked none of us in particular, “between a faerie and a witch?” “Witches amass power beyond their natural reserve,” Mor answered with sudden seriousness. “They use spells and archaic tools to harness more power to them than the Cauldron allotted—and use it for whatever they desire, good or ill.” Elain silently surveyed the tent, head tipping back. - ACOWAR, chapter 51

Could the ring "harness" her to an external reserve of powers?

Could this reserve of powers even be the Cauldron itself?

Could the ring provide Elain a living bond to the Cauldron, such as the one Feyre had while she touched it during the battle in ACOWAR, when she witnessed Elain assassinate the King of Hybern?

Iron

In SJM's TOG series, we witnessed iron's ability to both block someone's access to their own magic and provide a grounding point to the witches, who might have otherwise been pulled away from their world. The leader, it was said, was so powerful that she required iron and pain to tether her to their realm. In the same passage, we learnt that pain was a gateway to the divine, which I have theorised may be behind Elain's glove-free gardening habits.

Legend had it that all witches had been gifted by the Three-Faced Goddess with iron teeth and nails to keep them anchored to this world when magic threatened to pull them away. The iron crown, supposedly, was proof that the magic in the Blueblood line ran so strong that their leader needed more—needed iron and pain—to keep her tethered in this realm. Nonsense. Especially when magic had been gone these past ten years. But Manon had heard rumors of the rituals the Bluebloods did in their forests and caves, rituals in which pain was the gateway to magic, to opening their senses. Oracles, mystics, zealots. - HOF, chapter 12

In Seers, Blindfolds and Bloodbane, I posited that Elain - like the Seers in Erilea once did - may be able to open portals to See spirits from other worlds by imbibing in certain hallucinogens (possibly with experiencing pain), and we know from Feyre that witchberries exist in the Spring Court (ACOTAR). Witches, who in HOF were associated with Oracles, mystics and zealots. Elain is 2/3 of those so far, and being the only sister to take an interest in faerie religious customs, she's possibly closing in on the third. But I'm getting off track. If Elain - whose powers have been linked to the same void/murky realm as Azriel's, through which Bryce was yanked to Prythian - has witch-like abilities, then surely she will need something to keep her grounded in her body in Prythian while she traverses the murky realm, searching for visions and possibly help. Especially if Truth-Teller helps her to go further than before, breaking through mist and shadow.

Could the iron engagement ring keep Elain tethered to the realm in which her body/Prythian exists, when her waking dreams threaten to pull her away into the murky realm? Was this why Elain was constantly fiddling with it in ACOWAR, before she learnt how to block her visions with light?

Tharion eyed the bare-bones wooden hallway as he and Flynn strode down the worn planks, aiming for a round door at its far end. It looked like the entry to a vault, solid iron that didn’t reflect the dim firstlights. They’d been halted at the first door by the Viper Queen’s guards. Flynn had snarled at them, but the males had ignored him, their drug-hazed eyes unblinking as they radioed their leader. That Tharion knew of this door at all told her guards he was important enough to warrant a call. - HOSAB, chapter 64

In CC2/HOSAB, we learnt that the Viper Queen had a vault made from solid iron, guarded by males with "drug-hazed eyes"... which sounds too much like a coincidence to actually be one. However, the more relevant point to note here is that the solid iron didn't reflect the dim firstlight (donation of a faerie's soul magic made when taking The Drop). Does this mean that iron absorbs firstlight/magic, rather than reflecting it? Is this how iron functioned to block magic wielders in TOG from accessing their magic when worn?

Could an iron ring function to absorb and hold a charge of power, like the one Prythian witches were known to create?

Following on, we know the Cauldron is made from a dark iron, and it very likely contains the Void. The Book of Breathings considers the Cauldron to be its home. Additionally, Elain fiddled with her pearl and iron ring* constantly in ACOWAR (I've wondered if it was singing out to her, but maybe it has more than one purpose). Does the ring now see the Cauldron as its home, too? Would Elain, and maybe Nesta?

* Azriel's shadows have been described as "rings of darkness" around his fingers, which could tie him into this plot?

In addition to potentially providing a living bond to the Cauldron as I mentioned above - and wouldn't it be absolute crazy if the ring itself was somehow made from the same iron source as the Cauldron, only passed down through human lines rather than Fae - what if Elain's iron ring is a backdoor of sorts that she can use to channel or even control it? Conduits are an increasingly common theme among SJM's work - and I've been harping on for years now that Elain's Sight might be due to her ability to act as a conduit for at least one god/goddess.

If Elain's engagement ring did come from the same iron source as the Cauldron itself, could it act like the One Ring in The Lord of the Rings, controlling the other Cauldron-Made items?

In addition to (hypothetically) allowing Elain to become a conduit for the Void inside the Cauldron, what if Elain's iron ring being Made permitted her to track it easily? "Like calls to like," Made objects Singing to their kin and all that. This could make it a possible target for theft.

Circling back to iron's ability to both dampen magic and ground witches in TOG, I wonder if both stem from the same function; ie. that the grounding of witches in their physical realm is done by dampening their specific type of magic, or their access to it. And considering ACOTAR, where the humans have believed - falsely, apparently - for centuries that iron will protect against the Fae… maybe this was intentionally spread misinformation, and done to convince humans to wear iron in order to block their magic. That would achieve an easier to control populace, all thanks to a little lie. This would mean that - if @wingedblooms, @silverlinedeyes and I are right about the Archeron sisters being descended, albeit distantly, from the Starborn fae - Nesta* and Elain were actually being contained by wearing their iron bracelets. I wonder what effect, if any, that may have had on their mental wellbeing? It could explain why Feyre was considered wild, even.

Could this mean that Elain's ring functions as a tether because it dampens her ability to access the murky realm?

Alternatively, does the iron ring contain the power that the pearl may have absorbed from the Cauldron's endless Void?

Another absolutely cracked theory is that it turns Elain into a walking embodiment of the Cauldron when she accesses the murky realm while wearing the ring, when she is physically contained by the iron. Void inside iron, like the Cauldron.

* Nesta having a Trove of Nightmares should count as an amassed external power source, imo, which also fits the definition of witch.

Pearl

Pearls are said to be associated with water, the moon, healing, honesty and integrity. Apparently they are also useful to centre and calm one's self.

This makes them sound perfect for use in a magical object that is used to ground or tether a Seer while she sails the Void.

Mother of Pearl (which isn't included in Elain's engagement ring, but is worth a mention) is even said to have protective properties, and be able to heighten intuition and psychic sensitivity.

Due to their ties to the moon and moon magic, pearls are said to be both a representation of the moon and linked to Selene and Luna - goddesses that embody the full moon. Apparently they can be made into pearl essences, and can be charged with intent.

Her gaze shifted to the carved wooden rose she'd placed upon the mantel, half-hidden in the shadows beside a figurine of a supple-bodied female, her upraised arms clasping a full moon between them. Some sort of primal goddess-perhaps even the Mother herself. Nesta hadn't let herself dwell on why she'd felt the need to set the rose there. Why she hadn't just thrown it in a drawer. - ACOSF

This sounds like a certain effigy next to which Nesta placed the dark wooden rose that Papa Archeron carved for Elain.

The name Selene is linked with Helena, which is a derivative of Elain.

Charged with intent sounds almost exactly like an object being Made. I am desperate to know what Elain experiencedbin the Cauldron, as that may affect the essence that the pearl hypothetically took on.

Pearls are said to be appropriate offerings to spirits, goddesses, and the sea.

"What are you looking at?" I asked Elain, keeping my voice soft. Casual. Her face was wan, her lips bloodless. But they moved barely-as she said, "I can see so very far now. All the way to the sea." - ACOWAR

We know from Amren that Narben was thrown into the sea; maybe a trade will be necessary.

Pearls are said to be useful with transformation magic and associated with wisdom.

I hope we can all remember this brilliant post by @wingedblooms, and note the evidence that suggests Elain may shift.

Mor said, back in ACOWAR, that Elain was wise.

Pearls are sacred to Aphrodite, and can be used in love magic.

Sounds appropriate for someone who may or may not end up Making her own mating bond.

There are a lot of possible uses for a magical ring, whether or not it is Cauldron Made, and I can't wait to see what happens with it!

Thanks for reading!

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candied-cae · 7 months

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lunafeatherart · 1 year

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Kisses!

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beyonddarkness · 1 year

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This morning, my sister requested these gifs from I'm Only Getting Started, for (in her words) "Research Purposes." But when I gave them to her, all she said was:

Here's your "research":

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incorrectringsofpower · 1 year

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#trop #the rings of power #trop fandom #rings of power #rop #polls #not an incorrect quote #this is a pro-crackship and rarepair fan blog #lotr

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ancientbread · 2 years

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okay but like if rings of power gets more POC to join the Tolkien fandom and weaken the white supremacy ingrained in it that would be great actually

#Bc the extreme reactions are rooted in fear and that’s what they’re afraid of #Like YES Amazon sucks #But I watched good omens so I can’t really talk #And as a brown Tolkien/fantasy fan it can feel so isolating #New fans can just read the source material and be like ‘oh the show misinterpreted some things’#it’s not the first time do y’all remember the hobbit movies #Like sorry to be so pro rings of power but I’ve been getting pissed the fuck off lately #the rings of power

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pinkbeastie · 2 years

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alright. i’m just going to say it. the rings of power is actually decent. this is coming from a huge Tolkien fan who’s read all his books and seen both the hobbit and lotr. i get that Amazon kind of desecrated the elves’ hair and dwarves’ beards and that stuff, but guys, please. let people enjoy the show.

the actors are doing a fantastic job and so far, the scenes are really cool. warrior Galadriel is growing on me, and the scene where she kicks numenorian butt is epic. (as are the dynamics between Halbrand and Galadriel). but honestly, tumblr is a fun place to express ideas and just have fun with people who share your interests, not hate on actors and a show that took three years to create.

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sophieseals · 2 years

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People criticising the look of the actors in the rings of power is dead mean. Point blank making fun of any actor or public figure for their looks despite what you think of them or what you think they look like and then posting it on the internet just leaves an off taste. You can have those convos with your friends and family and I wouldn’t bat an eye because almost all of us have opinions on someone’s looks, that being said it shouldn’t leave that room and it definitely shouldn’t be posted on the internet. Even if that person does not see what you have put that may encourage someone to say something worse about that person and so on so forth. Plus even worse that person does see what you’ve put and hundreds of others share the same opinion, like imagine if that was you in that situation. I’m certain Chloë Grace Moretz has recently gone on record saying that due to public scrutiny on how she looked caused her to hide her body and face and have a horrendous effect on her self worth, that could easily happen to someone else.

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ilivemydreamsthere · 2 years

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One autumn afternoon 🍂

Air was still warm but not so warm like when summer was in the air. It had taste of winter already. You had been on way in on woods when you could hear it. Long scream which would make people run away for life. But you let all blueberries you found run to noise. The skirt moved between your legs and then you had see it.

Orgs! They had been scary but your mouth open in surprise. As you realise you had been witness of fight between orgs and Elves. Well Elves. One just run away left from you and let the sword there. You realise you watch female elve fight with 2 orgs. The female was so beautiful. Her hair loked like gold in sunlight and her body moved with such a ease even when she wear amnor like usually wear men. You gasped when one of orgs stabbed to her back and she screamed in pain.

You acted on instinct. Not thinking. Running to sword you had seen in the grass and taking it in your hand. It was so heavy for you but you watched in horror like the org stabbed to beauty back again and still she didn't stop fighting.

You run to them and grabbed sword harder and stabbed it to org side. It went through his body so eaily. He hit you and you end on the ground but that moment was enough for unknown Elve kill org she was fighting and it last minute slide her sword trough neck of one who was just so close to kill you.

"Follish girl " The words had been mubled of elve which sit next to you in grass. She had been injured severly and you could see it.

"I helped " You gasped little bit suprise of her words and see all blood on her amnor you had been sure it's not end yet.

The woman touched her back with her hand and on her face was suprise as well like if she didn't noticed it during fight but it started to hurt her now when fight stop.

"I can help you " You get up putting your scarf which you had around your neck so far on her wounds. "It will hurt " You said pulling it around her body.

"I won't break "She said softly in same manner like moment before.

"No but you can die elf or not "You speak up back being aware of basic taking care of wounds.

She didn't argue for sometime and even closed her eyes. "Not so far from here it's old ruin of Elvish house. " She said quietly. "Magic of mine people will keep us safe "

You nodded.

"Is that having possibility old gargoyles around ?" You asked thinking of what is around. Your and her beautiful blue eyes meet.

"Yes. But orgs are near we should move ' She said slowly getting up. You get up first offering her your arm around her body to support her. "Took sword you will need it " she said bitting her lips the pain in her wounds had to be bad. You known it.

You hoped she won't be right and you really won't need your sword. Walking with her to a nearby waterfall where these gargoyle statues. You never know before it was Elves old place.

She holds your body very hard you could feel how tensed the woman is. Then you could hear steps.

"Girl sword ' She spoke quietly and you bite lips and slowly let her. Holding sword in your hand tight. You could see she became even more tense her own hand still hoke sword as well.

"Lady Galadriel!" The voice had been male and you had been so close to attack him that you had been surprise of her hand on your arm.

"No! It's my friend. It's Gandalf ' She said as you should know the name and you realise you had hear the name connected to magic in your village. And for real you could see rather young man appeared next to you both and he supported Lady Galadriel instead of you. You felt sudden sadness.

"I …"

"Tell me your name girl " Galadriel said biting her lips 'and come with us "

"N/ Y" You tell slowly and follow them. Thinking magic could help beautiful elve better then knowledge of healing. You smiled when you hear her saying the name.

"Come it's not so far …." You could see beautiful waterfall soon and Galadriel slowly sit on the ground. She didn't ask for help but maybe they exchanged some looks with Gandalf you missed. She started to undress herself to show her back. You bite your lips.

"I can help " you said when Gandalf disappeared for some herbs in woods.

She give you smile which feel so rare. You helped her undress and touched her back softly.

She spoke in Elvish something you couldn't catch but then she moved and touched your face gently.

"I didn't even tell you how grateful I am " you feel surprised but nodded.

"I …."

She smiled and lean in to kiss your cheek see your blush she lean to kiss your lips softly. You had been slowly kissing her back till you hear a steps.

"Do you really need to scurry around ?" She spoke up to Gandalf and he just laughed as she let you all amazed.

"No i just didn't mean to interrupt your talk " he said a bit cheeky and Galadriel meet his eyes.

"We can talk after you help me "

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"She gave it back."

Like Feyre, was Elain passing "a test" when she returned Truth-Teller, and/or her necklace, to Azriel?

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Disclaimer: this is a potential parallel that I noticed, which makes no claims of accuracy - I get it, it's pretty fanciful and could absolutely qualify as a crack theory, or just be a complete coincidence on SJM's behalf. Thank you, as usual, to the brilliant @wingedblooms for discussing this with me. 💜

Spoilers: Crescent City and ACOTAR series to date.

While looking up the Mor and Feyre quote I mention below for a different theory, the wording I used to find it was "gave it back." And wouldn't you know, the only two uses of that phrase in the entirety of the ACOTAR - ACOFAS omnibus ebook seem fairly significant.

I know a lot of Elriel antis love to use the following examples of Elain returning what Azriel had given her as proof that they aren't destined for each other, because Elain kept the ring Graysen gave her during their ill-fated engagement (and she loved him back then), and she has, we assume, kept - but not used - the spelled gardening gloves and pearl earrings that Lucien gave her over the last two winter solstices (and, if their theory holds, she'll love him in the future, I suppose?), but I disagree, respectfully.

Not only would it have been extremely rude and presumptuous of Elain to keep Truth-Teller at all, given Azriel told her he wouldn't be using it "today" - ie. he'd need it again tomorrow - but Elain likely did not throw the knife back at Az¹ as a metaphor for her being unable to handle his darkness/profession, she gave it back to him as he passed it to her. Gently. As for her necklace, I think that - crack theories about magical testing aside, and assuming she returned it herself - it showed growth on her behalf to not keep the gift² of a man or male who hurt her (of course Azriel obviously didn't want to cause Elain any pain, unlike Graysen, though an apology is still clearly in order, whatever happens).

¹ This was originally pointed out by @ofduskcourts, if I'm remembering correctly.

² As an aside - and because I discussed this with @123moiaussi last year and still haven't posted about it 😅 - I do think that Elain keeping her pearl engagement ring could end up being for another reason altogether: it most likely went into the Cauldron with her, so I suspect it is also Made. Now, I don't blame her if she simply chose to keep the ring as some sort of emotional crutch after Graysen's brutal rejection of her, but also, it probably wouldn't be a great idea for a human to be in posession of a Made object... could he even have handled it? What powers, if any, does it have? Can she use it as a focus for her own magic? Did it compel her, or strengthen her feelings at the time, such that she kept it? So many questions!

But I digress; back to the theory, which, ships aside, I hope you'll consider.

Feyre Archeron and Amren

In ACOMAF, Amren gave Feyre a necklace, an amulet that would supposedly protect her/keep her free whilst visiting the Bone Carver in the Prison.

Amren was standing at the foot of my bed. I jolted back, slamming into the headboard, blinded by the morning light blazing in, fumbling for a weapon, anything to use— “No wonder you’re so thin if you vomit up your guts every night.” She sniffed, her lip curling. “You reek of it.” The bedroom door was shut. Rhys had said no one entered without his permission, but— She chucked something onto the bed. A little gold amulet of pearl and cloudy blue stone. “This got me out of the Prison. Wear it in, and they can never keep you.” I didn’t touch the amulet. “Allow me to make one thing clear,” Amren said, bracing both hands on the carved wooden footboard. “I do not give that amulet lightly. But you may borrow it, while you do what needs to be done, and return it to me when you are finished. If you keep it, I will find you, and the results won’t be pleasant. But it is yours to use in the Prison.” By the time my fingers brushed the cool metal and stone, she’d walked out the door. Rhys hadn’t been wrong about the firedrake comparison. - ACOMAF, chapter 18

I could do this; I could master this fear. Amren had gotten out. And stayed out. And the amulet—it’d keep me free, too. - ACOMAF, chapter 18

I didn’t want to think about it entirely, not yet—not with that letter now on its way to him, if not already delivered. So I reached for the small box on the vanity and pulled out her amulet. “Here.” I handed over the gold-and-jewel-encrusted thing. “Thank you.” Amren’s brows rose as I dropped it into her waiting palm. “You gave it back.” “I didn’t realize it was a test.” She set it back into the case. “Keep it. There’s no magic to it.” - ACOMAF, chapter 28

The key things to note:

Amren entered Feyre's room undetected, as a spy might.

The necklace was specifically called an amulet, that would prevent anyone from keeping her.

Feyre could use it to do what needed to be done, then return it.

Feyre questioned whether her returning the amulet to Amren was a test.

Amren said there was really no magic in it.

Amren told her to keep it.

Now, let's see how these passages stack up against those specific to Elain.

Elain Archeron and Azriel

Elain gave Truth-Teller back to Azriel after the battle in ACOWAR, when she used it to end the King of Hybern, and save Nesta and Cassian.

“You honestly think he’d ever give up Truth-Teller?” “He gave it to Elain,” Mor said, admiring a moonstone necklace in the counter’s glass case. “She gave it back,” I amended, failing to block out the image of the black blade piercing through the King of Hybern’s throat. But Elain had given it back—had pressed it into Azriel’s hands after the battle, just as he had pressed it into hers before. And then walked away without looking back. Mor hummed to herself. - ACOFAS, chapter 4

Elain gave her necklace back to Azriel after their disastrous winter solstice interaction in ACOSF.

Azriel winnowed into shadows before she could say anything, appearing at the doors to Rhys's study a heartbeat later. His shadows whispered in his ear that Elain had gone upstairs.

Rhys growled, "Allow me to make one thing very clear. You are to stay away from her." "You can't order me to do that."

He slept as well as could be expected, but when Azriel returned to the river house to gather his presents before dawn, he found Elain's necklace amid the pile. He pocketed it. Spent the rest of his day, even the blasted snowball fight, with every intention of returning it to the shop in the Palace of Thread and Jewels. But when he returned from the cabin in the mountains, he didn't go to the market square. Instead, he found himself at the library beneath the House of Wind, standing before Clotho as the clock chimed seven in the evening. - ACOSF, Azriel's Bonus Chapter

With Truth-Teller in hand, Elain sneaked up on the King of Hybern, undetected, and stabbed him through the neck. Nesta also noted her stealth-like behaviour in ACOSF, and wondered if she had been taking lessons from Nuala and Cerridwen, her two spy friends.

Azriel specifically described Elain's necklace as a sort of amulet. As I theorised last year, could it (now?) have some sort of protective power?

Elain used Truth-Teller to do what needed to be done, and then she returned it, as Azriel gave it to her.

There are still three parallels left that are yet to be answered; the test, the magic, and her keeping it.

Were Truth-Teller, or her necklace, tests of a sort?

A test could either be considered one of skill or worthiness. When she returned her necklace or Truth-Teller, was Elain herself testing one of her powers, or was she being tested by someone else, in terms of her moral fortitude or magical abilities, for an event in the future?

Elain handing Truth-Teller back to Azriel, after doing what needed to be done - might I add, very successfully - could be read as her passing a test of skill (stealth, accuracy of aim, possibly even her Sight if that was involved, and maybe activating Truth-Teller's ingrained magic). And because it would have been rude of her to keep Azriel's dagger forever when she was only given it for the day - or because she was able to give back a powerful, Made blade - this could maybe be considered a test of worthiness, too.

Azriel finding himself standing before Clotho, especially after the snowball fight, almost paralleled Gwyn finishing the Blood Rite qualifier, except instead of asking for a prize, he was giving up an object that meant a lot to him... but what if he was not the one being tested? Although, who knows, maybe he was being tested for his ability to give up a magical necklace?

@wingedblooms and I have both suggested that Elain could work with Clotho and the priestesses at some point, but what if she has already started to do so? Could she have told Clotho about what happened, or realised that she had possibly Made or imbued the necklace with her magic (at which time it was probably best to keep it out of the jewellery shop and the hands of the general public), and Clotho then instructed her to have the necklace compel Az to bring him and it to the library, where he "found" himself at 7pm? I'll admit, compelling someone isn't the nicest thing to do, so I hope it wasn't active on Elain's behalf, unless she hadn't left the necklace on Azriel's pile of gifts herself (perhaps Koschei has shadow moles in Velaris). That being said, they're about to enter another period fraught with dangerous enemies, and if we don't judge Rhys for using his daemati powers on enemies, or even Feyre (when he made her think they were at the lingerie shop), then we should extend the same grace to Elain, or anyone else.

Alternatively, if Elain's necklace is now Made, as I suspect her engagement ring is also, does it have a mind of its own and so orchestrated the return by itself? Did Elain realise this somehow, perhaps because she was its Maker and they share a link, and subsequently tell Clotho what happened, and that she needed to intercept it? Given Clotho found the songs that (I assume) helped to weave a spell that lured Nesta into scrying for the Harp, perhaps she gave another spelled song to the priestesses that night, in order to call to Azriel?

A crack theory based on @wingedblooms shapeshifting post: during Azriel's ACOSF bonus chapter, Clotho and Elain could both read him without words. What if it was not Clotho who met with Azriel - as she presided over the dusk service that Nesta watched, rather than sitting at her desk - but Elain as Clotho instead? Was Elain testing her (hypothetical) ability to glamour or physically change her appearance to keep a potentially powerful object safe? And if she has been working with Clotho for a time, was she a part of this plan, too?

Was there magic involved at any time?

Amren said there was no magic in the amulet she'd given Feyre, that it was all a story she'd concocted to give Feyre the confidence to overcome her fear and enter the depths of the Prison mountain, which we assume is the truth... but what if this isn't the case for Elain?

While some of us suspected that Truth-Teller was Made before CC HOSAB was published, it is now canon that the Starsword used by Bryce and Ruhn is, in fact, Gwydion, a Made blade from Prythian, and that Truth-Teller is its paired dagger. Alpha and Omega, light and dark (light). Because of this, and all of the hints written into the ACOWAR scene when Azriel armed Elain during the final battle, not to mention Elain stepping out of a shadow, I think it's absolutely plausible to consider that there was magic at play.

Elain's necklace could have come pre-spelled - Azriel didn't think it during his inner monologue, true, but I wouldn't put it past any of the bat bros to boost the protection of a loved one - or perhaps it had no magic when Azriel gifted it to her, but Elain Made it, or imbued it with magic some other way, while it was in her posession?

Will Truth-Teller and/or the necklace eventually be returned to Elain?

The above passage from ACOFAS could plausibly be read as suggesting that Azriel will give Truth-Teller to Elain once more. Given the likelihood of it either providing some sort of magical link between the two of them, or Elain being able to activate its inherent abilities, this isn't, in my opinion, too far fetched.

As I mentioned above, if Elain was conducting some sort of test with her necklace, could Clotho know that it was intended for her and is holding onto it/gave it back to Azriel? Or, if the wilder option is true, and Azriel met with Elain as Clotho, rather than Clotho herself, could Elain already have it back, or have returned it to Azriel once more?

Nesta Archeron and "someone else"

As a bonus, Nesta also "gave it [her Death magic] back" in ACOSF, to save Feyre, Nyx and Rhys.

So Cassian asked, “Is your magic … The power’s really gone?” The brisk spring wind whipped her golden-brown hair across her face. “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.” - ACOSF, chapter 78

Was this also a test of worthiness, and because she passed - though I'm not suggesting she could have failed - by bargaining with the Cauldron to give back the magic she stole in return for Feyre, Nyx and Rhys' lives, she was permitted to keep some magic? What was the magic that this "someone else" kept back from the Cauldron? Could it be Starborn power - light - that was always hidden underneath the death magic she loathed?

As with everything I just discussed, I can't wait to find out!

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