If it's Sareena, all bets are off. I have no idea whether I should feel comforted or plead for my life.

A smile from Askaly, in this context, would be less comforting than one of her normal smiles. She is... creative, and that creativity can 🧵

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... her ego, and her peculiar way of speaking and seeing things.

Sareena makes the impression she wants to. She adjusts to the person and situation.

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For Nitara... well, she'd certainly make a strong impression on me, and I know I'm not alone 😅 Overall, people see her as 🧵

... in the past, but it's not "gone." Happiness isn't something she believes to be possible, so... 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Sareena is the only one who's right—at least in the sense that her saddest moment happens in her backstory.

#SongsOfSeptember 19. Ashrah and Sareena's song 💜💙

"Hold on
I’ll carry you
I’ll carry you
My sister
Hold on
It’s time to find the path
Of least resistance
Hope will be
In the light corners
Of the dawn" 🎶

youtu.be/TvExQYS3J_w

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#SFFChat Q4. I might've shared this one here before, too, but come on, I have to share this snippet from Ashrah, the funniest character in the story:

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#AwesomeCharacters Ashrah goes into combat mode until she realises it's an innocent. Then, she simply glares at them and continues on her path.

Sareena... no one is bumping into her unless she's really distracted. In this case, the other 🧵

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#QueerCharChat 8. Sareena taps a claw against her chin. "Stubborn—"
"I am not stubborn!" Ashrah retorts. "I have strong convictions worth defending."
"Prideful."
"Pride is not always bad, and I have tamed the worst aspects of mine, as you well know. What else?" 🧵

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#AwesomeCharacters Assuming this is Balanced Ashrah, because EF Ashrah would turn to no one but herself... Sareena. Her sister and partner in crime! And that indeed happens in the Freedom Trilogy...

Likewise, Sareena would call Ashrah. 🧵

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Ashrah: -10
Nitara: 5 (before she got married, at least)
Sareena: 9 (after she got into a better headspace... as Sonya will tell you in an upcoming short story 🤫)
Aphásiés: 2 (though, to be honest, that's less about charisma and more about 🧵

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... involving demons.

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Sareena enjoys horror and thrillers the most, which aren't genres I'm super familiar with (I do want to read more horror), but I think she'd enjoy To Rouse Leviathan, an anthology by Matt Cardin that I read a few years ago and enjoyed.

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Li Mei is an iryilar from a small village in the Realm of Light who has barely ever left her home and has never interacted with other mortals, so no one knows her. She's fine with that, as she's happy with her simple life.

That will change, as her name gets 🧵

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... which captures very well her adventurous side that clamours for freedom and exploration! youtu.be/hIKgj6vHFx8

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#WIPSnips 3. “Effective”

What’s better than a sapient, psychic sword? A sapient, psychic sword that doubles as a key!

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