Mad at him for serving the king, and couldn't understand how Chaol didn't try to kill the king whenever he was close to him.

Jade knows she is expected to start the war with the humans back up again, and can't avoid it without raising suspicion. I wonder what it means that -------> Aelin and Dorian were able to connect to one another to share their power? He had pulled back at that wince, and when she'd tried to convince him to keep going, he'd told her that he had no interest in bedding an invalid, and since they'd already waited this long, she could cool her heels and wait some more. She is glad she slipped the Eye of Elena in his pocket to protect him when he stayed back to fight the king. So, she devises a war plan that should minimize human civilian casualties while giving the heroes she believes are based in Tobe a chance to defeat the Shadowkhan.C. Is Serious Business: The Generals are so shocked by Jade/the Queen "birthing" Hishu that among other things, Sanshobo drops his Large Ham tendencies and starts acting like a normal person.

In chapter 13, Koeri makes a comment about how the Queen hasn't seen any combat, with Jade noting that she's seen so much combat at her age that a shrink would either be ecstatic or horrified at the thought of analyzing her. I am happy that through Elide, and -------> Manon and Aelin fighting it out<----- her story line blends in with the story a little bit more, other than a POV from the enemies line.Need I remind you that I was starved and chained, and you let Duke Perrington force me to the ground at Dorian's feet while you did nothing? Multi-Armed and Dangerous: In battle, Kuro arms himself with at least four axes, and still has tentacles to spare as blunt objects. Manon is summoned to meet her grandmother and the King in Oakwald Forest to see the weapon that the old witch has been building.

There are some important characters in Queen of Shadows that we don't have POV's of, but are big parts of this story. Nobody Poops: Jade realizes at one point that she hasn't needed to go since finding herself in the Queen's body. She came to us in Throne of Glass as Celaena Sardothien – a feisty, brilliant, yet broken character. Grievous Harm with a Body: During the First Battle of Awaji, Tsume at one point cuts a soldier in half and throws the corpse at Yasashi. Parental Substitute: It's hinted at that Hiruzen has been this to the Queen prior to Jade replacing her.The Yojimbo is quite pleased to note what he mistakes for Character Development in her after hearing her reasoning for her behavior at the first meeting she attends. While I don't have my theory proved about Rowan and Aelin yet, I think everything that happened in this book is pointing to it. Lost Common Knowledge: Apparently the Shadowkhan lost various secrets of their Race, because the Queens didn't have time to teach them to their daughters before dying. Aelin: "Need I remind you, Captain, that you went to Endovier and did not blink at the slaves, at the mass graves? Gavin confessed as he was dying that they didn’t actually kill the king, they just put him to sleep and sealed him in a sarcophagus beneath a mountain.