#raoul of goldenlake

[minuiko]

Discord requested the scene where Raoul murders Wyldon for ordering Kel to abandon her people :)

#raoul of goldenlake #wyldon of cavall #tortall #Lady Knight #protector of the small #tamora pierce #my art

[motherofmabari]

Kel: ...and I've been getting expensive presents from this mysterious benefactor ever since my first year as a page. 🫤 It's baffling, I mean, who could it possibly be? 🤷🏼

Raoul: Right, absolutely baffling. Excuse me for a sec

*sounds of running feet and a door slamming open*

Raoul: ALANNA WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME I WOULD HAVE HELPED 😭

#tamora pierce #tortall #the protector of the small series #I'm convinced this is exactly how it went down #he knew #keladry of mindelan #raoul of goldenlake #alanna the lioness

[checkoutmybookshelf]

I remember reading Squire for the first time amd just loving the change in tone between the Page's Wing in the Palace and the King's Own, and just going "I love this for her." Raoul and Kel as teacher and student and Kel as a welcomed and valued member of the King's Own are some of my favorite dynamics.

#tamora pierce #squire #keladry of mindelan #raoul of goldenlake #ya fiction #ya fantasy #books & libraries #books and reading #books and novels #book recommendations #books #book quotes

[morphmaker]

Song of the Lioness No. 12: Faithful the Cat

#song of the lioness #tortall #alanna the lioness #coram smythesson #thayet #raoul of goldenlake #jonathan of conte #mithros #faithful the cat #thayet jian wilima #morphmaker arts

[fytortall]

I swear on Miss Rose and the goddess that in the Alano books, Raul has blonde hair, and I am so sure of this because I remember when I was reading that he had a blonde mustache in lioness rampant, and it is freaked me out ever since dad but just now inquire he is described as having black hair and I need to know if that is a mistake

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Translation: I swear on Mithros and the Goddess that in the Alanna books, Raoul has blonde hair. And I am so sure of this because I remember I was reading that he had a blonde mustache in Lioness Rampant, and it freaked me out ever since. But just now in Squire he is described as having black hair and I need to know if that is a mistake.

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** note: Amanda confirmed that Raoul is not blonde in Lioness Rampant and that Holly was probably thinking of Gary

#siri butchers tortall #tamora pierce #tortall #protector of the small #squire #raoul of goldenlake #lioness rampant #song of the lioness

[practicecourts]

If you don’t like your odds, change them

Inspired by Raoul of Goldenlake

#Raoul of goldenlake #fief goldenlake #tamora pierce #one of the best characters ever written

[foundfamilyappreciation]

Hello and welcome to the second Found Family Face-off! This time it's siblings! As mentioned in the intro post, this is for siblings of different genders, as there will future tournaments for brothers and sisters respectively to give as many found siblings as possible to be included! Anyway, please meet your contestants and round 1 match ups below:

*Please don't clown on this post and argue against why certain characters can't be found siblings (aside from if they're in an explicitly canon romantic relationship that I missed while trying to vet them). Please respect that these are people's headcanons and they might not align with yours (heck, some of these even I don't agree with but again, that's just my opinion) and that this is just for fun etc.

Group A

Ahsoka Tano & Rex VS Ahsoka Tano & Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars)

Garrazeb Orrelios, Sabine Wren & Ezra Bridger VS Cassian Andor, Jyn Erso & Bodhi Rook (Star Wars)

Kilindi Matako & Maul VS Cal Kestis & Merrin (Star Wars)

Michael Burnham & Saru (Star Trek: Discovery) VS Mako Mori & Raleigh Beckett (Pacific Rim)

Tegan Jovanka & Vislor Turlough VS 10th Doctor & Donna Noble (Doctor Who)

Luke Smith & Sky Smith VS Luke Smith & Maria Jackson (The Sarah Jane Adventures)

Aidan Waite, Josh Levison & Sally Malik (Being Human U.S.) VS Steve Jinks & Claudia Donovan (Warehouse 13)

Amanda Brotzman & Vogel (Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency) VS Wednesday Addams & Eugene Ottinger (Wednesday)

Group B

Parker & Eliot Spencer (Leverage) VS Inej Ghafa & Jesper Fahey (Six of Crows/Shadow and Bone)

Duke Thomas & Cassandra Cain (DC Comics) VS Will Byers & Jane "El" Hopper (Stranger Things)

Angus MacGyver, Wilt Bozer, Riley Davis & Sam Cage (MacGyver 2016) VS Josh Lyman, Toby Ziegler, CJ Cregg, Sam Seaborn & Charlie Young (The West Wing)

Malcolm Bright, J.T. Tarmell & Dani Powell (Prodigal Son) VS Kate Beckett, Javier Esposito & Kevin Ryan (Castle)

Jake Peralta + Rosa Diaz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) VS Meredith Grey + Alex Karev (Grey's Anatomy)

Fig Faeth, Adaine Abernant, Fabian Aramais Seacaster, Gorgug Thistlespring, Riz Gukgak & Kristen Applebees (Dimension 20: Fantasy High) VS Travis Killian & The Doctor (The Game of Rassilon)

Meriadoc Brandybuck & Eowyn (The Lord of the Rings) VS Lester Papadopoulos & Meg McCaffrey (Trials of Apollo)

Alanna of Trebond, Gareth of Naxen & Raoul of Goldenlake (Song of the Lioness) VS Keladry of Mindelan, Neal of Queenscove (Protector of the Small) VS Sandry fa Toren, Tris Chandler, Daja Kisubo & Briar Moss (Circle of Magic)

Group C

Katara & Zuko VS Toph & Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Sokka & Toph VS Aang & Toph (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Korra & the Air kids (The Legend of Korra) VS April O'Neil + the Ninja Turtles (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Sprig Plantar & Anne Boonchuy (Amphibia) VS Hiccup Haddock & Heather (How to Train Your Dragon: Race to the Edge)

Luz Noceda & Hunter VS Luz Noceda & Gus Porter & Willow Park (The Owl House)

Luz Noceda & King Clawthorne (The Owl House) VS Rayla & Ezran (The Dragon Prince)

Lilo Pelekai & Stitch (Lilo and Stitch) VS Luca Paguro, Giulia Marcovaldo & Alberto Scorfano (Luca)

Hisirdoux "Douxie" Casperan & Claire Nuñez VS Hisirdoux "Douxie" Casperan & Nari (Tales of Arcadia)

Group D

Roronoa Zoro & Nami VS Roronoa Zoro & Perona (One Piece)

Kyōka Izumi & Atsushi Nakajima (Bungo Stray Dogs) VS Phoenix Wright & Maya Fey (Ace Attorney)

Miles Edgeworth & Franziska Von Karma VS Miles Edgeworth & Kay Faraday (Ace Attorney)

Sento Kiryu & Misora Isurugi (Kamen Rider Build) VS Mikasa Ackermann and Armin Arlett (Attack on Titan)

Shadow the Hedgehog & Maria Robotnik (Sonic the Hedgehog) VS Lucas, Kumatora & Duster (MOTHER 3)

Junpei Iori & Female protagonist/Kotone Shiomi (Persona 3) VS Ren Amamiya/Akira Kurusu & Futaba Sakura (Persona 5)

Sombra & Cassidy VS Baptist & Sombra (Overwatch)

Beauregard Lionett & Fjord VS Beauregard Lionett & Caleb Widogast (Critical Role)

Also! To help me out and get the brackets done and published sooner, here's a list of contestants that I haven't found picture for and would super appreciate help in tracking them down. Massive shout out to those who sent in pics with their submissions, yall are MVPs.

(Need the ones that aren't highlighted)

Feel free to submit them via ask, submission or by reblogging and adding them to this post. Thanks in advance!

#found family poll #siblings edition #tournament info #mod s

[cricketnationrise]

fic rec friday

pls pretend its friday

This week's theme is: a fic that made you cry / feel all the feelings

The rules are simple: tag the fic that made you cry / feel all the feelings and describe why it's so good. Then, tag some fellow associates to see what everyone else is reading. Make sure to tag #fic rec friday or @welcometololaland so that she can compile the masterlist and spread the love!

thanks for the tag @cha-melodius 💜

Check, Please! - To Every Single Kid I Used To Be by @the-lincyclopedia; hands down one of the best explorations of Jack's character I've ever read, in a fascinating format. my tag on the bookmark literally just says "bring tissues"

RWRB - all that glitters (is not gold) by @indomitable-love; a fandom staple, a truly brilliant take on the year after the events of the book, and in parts, utterly heartwrenching. in the best way

Tortall - The Tourakam-Goldenlake System of Communication by Emnot; a deep dive into Raoul and Buri's relationship. even if it isn't canon it feels like canon and i just have a lot of feelings about them

tagging @the-lincyclopedia @weneedtotalkaboutfic @doggernaut @thoughtsofthegirlwiththecurl @missanniewhimsy @wrathofthestag @montrealmadison @tangredont @the-knights-who-say-book

(even if you don't want to do this week's prompt, i'm super interested in your recs!)

#cricket chirps #fic rec friday #fic recs #omgcp #rwrb #tortall

[enter-the-bogman]

AAAA come on Tamora Pierce!!! THE BEST. Love her. Raoul of Goldenlake has never disappointed me and he continues to be an absolute champion!! Him and Kel?? YES!!!! They’re awesome! Jonathan may have grown up to be horribly annoying, and Alanna may be a bad mother (I love her deeply and forever but admittedly that makes total sense), Gary may have disappeared off the face of the fucking planet except out of the corner of an eye, but Raoul will never disappoint! 

#tamora pierce #protector of the small #tortall #sincerely cockleburr

[mihrsuri]

39. Raoul of Goldenlake. Hilarious, valiant, great man, compassionate and clear eyed leadership skills. Fiercely ethical. A mentor. Extremely Jewish. Giant hearted.

Mutuals. Send me a number and I’ll make a post telling you what fictional character you remind me of

#meme

[checkoutmybookshelf]

My Introduction to Tamora Pierce

When I was in seventh grade, a friend and classmate asked if I wanted to read one of her favorite authors. I said sure, and she presented me with a choice of Daine, Kel, or Alanna. I chose Kel, and I have a vivid memory of standing next to our ugly green lockers between classes in middle school and being handed a loaner copy of The First Test. This simple act of generosity and friendship set my little 12-year-old feet on the path to Tortall and later to Emelan. Thanks to that friend, Tamora Pierce quickly became one of my foundational, formative, ride-or-die authors (in excellent company with the likes of Gail Carson Levine, who we are absolutely going to talk about at some point). People leave handprints on our hearts, and sometimes those handprints are book shaped. Let's talk The Protector of the Small Quartet.

Keladry's quartet covers nine years of her life, from becoming the first openly female page in a century to her years as a squire to her first year as a knight. The First Test and Lady Knight cover about a year each, while Page and Squire cover three and four years of training, respectively, at the titular levels.

Keladry of Mindelan, Lady Knight and Protector of the Small, is all about making sure that animals, women, children, and powerless individuals and populations are protected and treated well. When we meet her, she is fishing a bag of kittens out of a river and protecting them from a Spidren looking for a snack, and this culminates in Lady Knight Keladry going on a one-woman crusade behind enemy lines during a war to protect the people she was charged with protecting.

These books are perfect; I wouldn't change a thing.

Tamora's Pierce's worldbuilding and character work are unmatched. I said what I said, and no, I am not taking criticim (constructive or otherwise) at this time. Tortall is a full, lush world populated with diverse, dynamic, and complex characters. However, I think my favorite thing about Tamora Pierce is that her books are positive and hopeful without shying away from the realities of how harsh the world can be. Her protagonists face bullying, they face death, they face gendered violence, and they face all the petty and systemic malice that humanity is capable of. And yet, there is hope. The balance of acknowledging the real world and still finding what is good, what can be changed for the better, and where your strength and skills can make a difference is never not a comfort to me as a reader, and that's been true for [REDACTED, I know I'm an old] years.

Another favorite overarching theme in Tamora Pierce's Tortall universe that I love and will never get tired of is student-teacher relationships. And like everything with Pierce's writing, these relationships are not simple. There are good teachers, there are effective teachers who are utter dickheads (although some of them actually go through character growth and see and ACKNOWLEDGE their mistakes and APOLOGIZE and CHANGE!!!), and bad teachers. The students are equally diverse and dynamic. Kel's dynamics with her main teachers--Lord Wyldon and Raoul of Goldenlake--are some of my favorite parts of the books. And Kel finds herself a teacher throughout; first to her peers, then to her colleagues, and finally to people under her care and command. I know most people fall in love with Kel because of her protection of animals, but it was her journey to teaching and command that made me fall in love with her.

I recommend Tamora Pierce's books to literally everyone. Teenage girl? Yes. Octogenarian looking for a fun read? Yes. Sixth grade class needing a book read to them at lunch? Hell Yes. Everyone should read Tamora Pierce.

#tamora pierce #protector of the small #keladry of mindelan #aroace representation #tortall #ya fantasy #ya fiction #ya novels #books and reading #books and novels #book recommendations #books & libraries

[x-amount-verbs]

For the ask meme: 💕

💕 Your two top fave fictional characters::

Y’all, I don’t think you grasp how utterly indecisive I am. I can never pick favorites. As soon as I try I think up ten more possible options. Here are a few faves from books:

Will Parry (hdm) (also Lyra, but honestly if I had to choose between the two it’s Will)

Bitterblue (the graceling books but particularly in Bitterblue and winterkeep)

Keladry of Mindelan (Kel) (protector of the small)

Beka Cooper (provosts dog)

Alianne of Pirate’s Swoop (Aly) (daughter of the lioness)

A bunch of fave side/not protagonist characters from the tortall books, cause I’m STILL obsessed with those books— including Raoul of Goldenlake, Dovasary (Dove) Balitang, Nealan (Neal) of Queenscove and Domitan (Dom) of Masbolle, Clary Goodwin, George Cooper, and Myles of Olau (idk if I have faves in the Immortals series; I like the leads well enough but not to favorite status)

But I also have faves from tv shows, movies, OCs, etc etc etc

Asking me to pick faves is never a good idea cause I’m the most indecisive bitch on earth lmao

Get to know me, send me a symbol

#answers

[fytortall]

If Raul hasn't taken his wire since he joined or took command of the king zone because he doesn't need one, since there are servants and all that crap but he has a Schoolwires room connected to his room what do you think has been using the squires room for for the past 20 well not 20 years but like 17 years?

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Translation: If Raoul hasn't a Squire since he joined or took command of the King's Own because he doesn't need one since there are servants and all that crap, but he has a Squire's room connected to his room, what do you think he has been using the Squire's room for for the past 20, well not 20 but like 17 years?

#siri butchers tortall #tamora pierce #tortall #protector of the small #squire #raoul of goldenlake

[wondereads]

Personal Review (06/12/22)

Protector of the Small by Tamora Pierce

It's been a while; time for another full series review! As usual, I'll be reviewing each book without each of the subcategories. If you'd like to check out other reviews by me in this style, check out my reviews of The Sisters Grimm and The Chronicles of Chrestomanci. This is one of my favorite series ever, so this'll be a pretty biased review. Also, if you want to avoid spoilers, don't read the reviews of book 2, 3, and 4!

First Test 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

In the first book of the quadrilogy, Keladry of Mindelan is the first girl to take advantage of the new rule allowing girls to train as knights. It's always been her dream, but first she'll have to make it past a year of probation full of boys who would sooner see her gone. This book is on the shorter side, just barely reaching 200 pages, but I think anything more would have been unnecessary. In terms of plot, these books are very isolated, each focusing on a new challenge for Kel in each new phase of her life. Rather than the plot building up to a culminating moment, it's loose and unpredictable, which creates a feeling of realism. The core of this book is Kel proving herself, which she does thoroughly. She does it in training, excelling through hard work. She does it in her personal life by standing up to bullies, and she does it in the climax, a battle against fearsome spidrens (do not look up a picture you'll have nightmares for weeks). This book is an introduction, and it does its job quite well.

Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Kel is free from probation, but her challenges are far from over. Beyond the grueling training of being a page, the examinations loom at the end of the four years. Set over the course of three years, this book goes a little more in-depth. It also starts setting up Kel as someone who thrives being in command. One of my favorite characters is also introduced in this one, Kel's maid, Lalasa. Their dynamic is well-developed and does wonders for both their characterization. I think the climax of this one is better built up towards. There are hints about what's going to happen throughout the story, and as the problem starts to reveal itself your heart starts to sink because you know exactly what has happened. Something I enjoyed about this book is that Kel has her first crush, and it is just that—a crush. It never culminates into anything, and she eventually loses those feelings. It feels like such an accurate, realistically simple representation of romantic feelings, and I appreciate that Kel doesn't get set on one person for the rest of her life as is typical in YA books.

Squire 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Kel is finally a squire, but she worries that no knight will take on a female squire. Her worries are assuaged when Raoul of Goldenlake, commander of the King's Own asks her to be his squire. Over the next four years, Kel trains to be a knight against the backdrop of a royal procession and a rising threat from Scanra. Of the four, this one is my favorite. I love Kel's training with the Own and how she fits into that dynamic. On top of that, since a major plot point is the royal procession for the marriage of Tortall's prince to a Yamani princess, we get to see a lot of Kel's involvement in Yamani culture. For context, Kel grew up in the Yamani Islands with her parents as ambassadors, and as characters from the Islands are introduced, Kel's influences and sources of skill are gradually revealed. (Also, I realized I may have subconsciously named by D&D character after one of these people.) Also, this is the first hint of the ultimate climax of the series as Scanra, a country to the north of Tortall, starts closing in. Combined with Kel's weird dynamic with the Chamber, where every squire faces an Ordeal to become a knight, the whole story starts to feel a lot bigger.

Lady Knight 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Kel has become a knight just in time for an impending war with Scanra. She wants to hunt down the mysterious man shown to her by the Chamber, but her plans are derailed by an assignment to a refugee camp. All of these books are very gritty and realistic, but this one takes it to the next level. A lot of war-focused fantasy stories have the main character out on the front lines or in some sort of strategist position, but the opposite is true for Kel. She is instead in charge of building, running, and defending a refugee camp, a position that reveals all the horrors of war to her and the reader. Even when Kel does end up going on her quest to defeat the evil, it's only justified by an attempt to protect those people she has been put in charge of. It is also exacerbated by the presence of Tobe, Kel's new servant, and the other children, who are caught up in the conflict despite being at the most ten years old. I also love the ending of this one. The main conflict is wrapped up rather neatly, but there's a lot of ambiguity about what Kel will be doing next, so it lets the reader speculate.

Overall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

This series is one of my favorites for a reason. If you're not used to this style of story, these books might seem rushed and aimless. However, I love the quick, choppy nature of the writing in that it reflects both Kel's personality and the unpredictability of her situation. Pierce's other series are about grand, god-chosen adventures, which is all well and good, but this one stands out in its brutal realism. Kel's training and the battles are written in excruciating detail, ensuring the reader will notice every bruise, every casualty. Also, Kel is one of my favorite protagonists. She's level and clever with some room for snarkiness, and she has plenty of strengths balanced well with weaknesses. Her friends and other side characters, of which there are many, are well-developed and distinct enough that there's no issue with getting them mixed up. Finally, although it is not explicitly mentioned in the book, these were written before Pierce knew what to call it. Recently, she confirmed that she would consider Kel asexual, though it's all up to our interpretation. If you like any form of medieval or military fantasy, definitely give this series a go!

Author

Tamora Pierce: American, 67, also wrote Song of the Lioness, The Immortals Quartet, and Circle of Magic series

Reviewer

My name is Wonderose; I try to post a review every week, and I do themed recommendations every once in a while. I take suggestions! Check out my about me post for more! https://wondereads.tumblr.com/post/190886072242/welcome

#books #reviews #protector of the small #first test #page #squire #lady knight #tamora pierce #fantasy #ya #medieval fantasy

[isnt-it-pretty]

Fandom: Tortall - Tamora Pierce

Chapters: 3/4

Characters: Alexander of Tirragen, Thom of Trebond,Liam Ironarm, Roald VI of Conté, Stefan Groomsman, Numair Salmalín, Veralidaine Sarrasri, Jonathan of Conté, Nealan of Queenscove, Keladry of Mindelan, Raoul of Goldenlake and Malorie’s Peak

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Ghosts, Bittersweet Ending, Canonical Character Death (kind of), Protector of the Small au, lots of headcanons

Summary:

The dead don’t rest in King Jonathan’s palace, until the day they do.

Read from ch1 here!

#fanfiction #my writing #tamora pierce #protector of the small #alexander of tirragen #keladry of mindelan #lioness rampant

[foundfamilyappreciation]

Round 1: Group B

Sandry fa Toren, Tris Chandler, Daja Kisubo & Briar Moss from Circle of Magic

VS

Alanna of Trebond, Gareth of Naxen & Raoul of Goldenlake from Song of the Lioness

VS

Keladry of Mindelan & Neal of Queenscove from Protector of the Small

#song of the lioness #circle of magic #protector of the small #tamora pierce #found family poll #sibling edition #round 1