Brandon Sanderson is like what if I wrote the most interesting fantasy you’ve read in years, four different times, but also all of them were secretly a little about breaking away from hegemonic, misguided religion and finding a set of morals and beliefs that actually result in good? What if I did that?
Hey I'm sorry but your boyfriend got taken by the Shaod. Yeah. He went to sleep one night and woke up the next day all gray and blotchy. the priests threw him into Elantris. Sorry.
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