Nia died instead of Wendolyn? (Part three)
(Link to part two —)
SPOILERS! lots of them, so stay away
(I keep forgetting which page I put these on so it's all over the show)
THE MONSTER IN THE HOLLOWS•Book three.
The Enramere approaches the Green Hollows after what should be a month at sea. They are spotted by Hollish Ships and attacked. Wendolyn calls Leeli forward and asks her to play “The Boatwright's Daughter”
(I'm actually excited to see what this song sounds like in the show, I love all of the music from the show- it's all perfect!)
As they sail through the Watercraw and into the harbor, tension rises. Oscar takes the children below when they dock and the Keeper of the Hollows arrives.
Rudric recognizes Wendolyn and Podo and welcomes them. He is saddened to hear about Nia's death. Wendolyn calls the children out and introduces them to Rudric as the Throne Warden and Song Maiden of the Shining Isle. Before Janner comes back from fetching Kalmar, Artham warns Rudric about the High King's…. appearance. As soon as the boys come out, the Hollowfolk leap at him and neither Podo, Artham nor Janner and get them off the poor Fang. Rudric stops the attackers and puts Kalmar under arrest. Rudric still tells Nibbick not to hurt the Fang, because he is Nia's son, or so Wendolyn claims.
They all go to the trial once the chieftains are summoned and now here's the big question that would change everything:
Would Wendolyn declare Turalay?
Yes, I think she would (lol)
If she hadn't the story would be very different and besides, Nia had to get her personality from somewhere👍
Okay so nothing changed there.
The Family then meets up with Bonifer and goes to Chimney Hill (Wendolyn’s childhood home <3). Olumphia Groundwich allows the children of her childhood friend to attend her school despite one of them appearing rather dog-like.
Time passes and Wendolyn meets up with old friends, the boys get beaten up, Leeli plays with puppies and Podo convinces mathematically challenged farmers that snick buzzards DO in fact, live in Dang. Then the fateful night arrives when Janner follows footprints through the snow to a henchoop at the end of an alleyway. The Durga Patrol gather them up and escort them to Chimney Hill to retrieve Wendolyn bc of Turalay. At this point(in canon), Leeli sends Baxter across the Hollow to find Rudric, but without Rudric and Nia’s relationship, the family wouldn’t know where Rudric has gone. The Helmers are gathered up and only Oscar, Bonifer and the Longhunters are left behind.
When the trial begins at dawn, Kalmar and Wendolyn are sentenced to death for the stealing of livestock and murder of Bonnie Longhunter. Just before the High King and his Grandmother are hung, the cloven, Esben arrives! He is attacked and wounded. Then Bonifer betrays the Jewels and Janner releases the Clovens true identity.
Now, you may begin to think;
When Esben is transformed he is killed as a result of Rudric and Nia begin together so, since Nia isn't here (Well, would Wendolyn call for help from Rudric or anyone? and if she didn't that would mean that she and Podo are killed so what would the children do after that-) since Nia isn't there, that would mean Esben lives,
BUT YOU ARE WRONG AND SO WAS I!
To be continued.. ..
😮