Fascinating to read this again as an adult; the depiction of grooming and abuse/manipulation like definitely sort of went over my head a bit when I was younger and reading it now it was so glaringly obvious + he used so many textbook phrases and exhibited such clear abuser behavior. Extra interesting how it was melded with the magic of the world and the “people-speaking” ability. A creative way to talk about how some people really do have a way of words & the ability to charm and sway people—and also how situational dependency can affect this—and how that power can be used for good or bad. 

However, minus points for Enna doing war crimes lmao. Also Isi is like a baby why is she married and having a baby.