Mosk Manytrees

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## General details

### Aliases

* Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
* Leaflet (the Gancanagh)
* Little leaf (the Gancanagh)
* The weed (the Raven Prince)
* Tiny tree (the Raven Prince)
* My little flame (Eran Iliakambar)
* Baby flame (Eran)
* Bright one (Eran)
* Little tree (Eran)
* My prince (Eran)
* Brightest flame (Eran)

### Relatives

* Amaley Manytrees (mothertree, deceased)
* Imshiel Manytrees (papatree, deceased)
* Im Manytrees (brothertree, deceased)
* Shiel Manytrees (brothertree, deceased)
* Chert Manytrees (brothertree, deceased)
* Ela Manytrees (sistertree, deceased)
* Leaf Manytrees (brothertree, deceased)
* Himshi Manytrees (brothertree, deceased)
* Mallem Manytrees (brothertree, deceased)
* Chaley Manytrees (sistertree, deceased)

## Physical description

### Species

* Aur dryad
* Genius loci

### Hair color

Light and dark green

"*Maybe . . . this is why Aur dryads are supposed to be pacifists.*"
―Mosk Manytrees[[The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas, Chapter 29: Fury Unleashed]]**Mosk Manytrees** is an Unseelie Aur dryad, a genius loci, seventh son of a seventh son, and the last Aur dryad living after Olphix destroyed the Aur forest and killed Mosk's family. His heartsong combined with Davix's magic to create the ice plague, and was on a quest to end the ice plague, defeat Olphix, and train his magic. He is the partner of Eran Iliakambar, trains under the Raven Prince, and lives in the reborn Aur forest with Eran.

#### Heartsong

* Determination, up until Davix took it, though Mosk slowly reclaimed it by taking back the power from the ice plague. He then reclaimed it fully when Olphix removed Mosk's heartsong of risk.

Previously:

* Risk

#### Status

* Inner Court

Previously:

* Court

## Appearance

When Eran first met Mosk and Mosk was covered in filth, the roots of Mosk's hair were brown, with bright green ends. When properly cleaned, Mosk has pale skin and hair that is 'strong light green' at the roots, and darker green at the ends. As an Aur dryad who was not bonded to an Aur tree, his eyes were 'grey-green' and large, and he had long eyelashes. Due to the destruction of the Aur forest, his eyes remained grey-green, as he wasn't able to bond with one of the trees. Eran said he was 'fine-boned' and lithe. He had a strong nose with a sharp bridge. Grey-brown bark grew from his forearms and shins. 'The bark itself was flat, lightly textured. It grew closely enough to the skin that it didn’t hinder clothing in any way.'

Though he was skinny, his arms had noticeable musculature from his practice with the recurve bow. At the Masque, Mosk wore a mask of hawk feathers.

When Mosk was granted new clothing after being interrogated at the Unseelie Court, he was given 'a green shirt that looked as though it was made of new leaves, and . . . brown pants that looked as though they were made of suede.' The shirt matched the darker green of his hair, and he wore no shoes. After rejoining Gwyn and Augus, the pair gave Mosk a 'shirt of autumnal leaves, treated to withstand wear and tear, light beneath his fingertips. Pants of dark brown hemp. Boots that were light brown.'

The charm the Raven Prince gave Mosk to train his magic had a thin, green, metal chain, and 'a pale green crystal pendant at the end of it.' Mosk wore it around his neck.

During *The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*, Eran started drawing kohl around Mosk's eyes.

Eran bought himself and Mosk matching thick golden cuffs for their wrists, as a symbol of marriage. A golden chain could be attached to it, and it was 'spelled to fit the wrist of whoever you place it on. There [was] a charm on the back of it' of 'geometric linework that was elegant and precise.' Eran later added the chain when Mosk became overwhelmed, as a temporary measure. The cuff was destroyed when Mosk destroyed himself to become the Aur forest.

Gille Dubh gave Mosk 'a copper ring, shaped like a young oak leaf, verdigris touching the edges of it already', which Mosk put on 'the ring finger of his left hand.' For the battle against Olphix, Gwyn and Mosk carried charms they'd made, and Mosk 'wore two wooden circlets around his other wrist, both charmed.'

While Mosk lived as the Aur forest, at least eight years after the battle with Olphix, he sometimes appeared as 'an eight-foot-tall shadowy creature, with huge . . . black and green antlers. It stood on two broad hooves. Its body and face were completely covered in blackened bark and moss. It had no hair, no visible eyes, and its hands huge and paw-like, with tendrils of vines and other plants growing from the fingertips.' The following year, Mosk knocked the antlers off, and peeled away the bark, revealing Mosk's normal body, but with 'sprigs of holly' on either side of his head, 'just above his ears . . . complete with bright red berries.' His eyes were golden, as well, as he'd chosen his tree (holly). 'The gold in Mosk’s eyes wasn’t like the amber of Eran’s. It was cool and flecked with silvery flashes.'

## Personality

Mosk was curious and sweet when he first met Gwyn ap Nudd at the Masque, and warmed up to Gwyn's attention. Even Augus commented about how Mosk 'was always polite and sweet, accommodating and star-struck to be around us. Just as the Seelie fae exist on a spectrum, so too do the Unseelie fae. . . . Mosk was about as far on the sweet side as you could ever imagine. One of those fae that make you question the divide between Seelie and Unseelie.'

He seems to have always liked animals, as noted when the Raven Prince possibly spent time with him in raven form in the Aur forest, or when Mosk reached out to Tora the gelding.

At home, Mosk was often isolated by his family, and kept somewhat secret and ignored, to the point that he moved away as soon as possible. He was discouraged from having friends and lovers. His family's treatment angered and hurt him, though he felt they were justified in how they treated him. He struggled with whether or not he should fight for himself, or accept his fate for his family. After being tortured by Olphix and Davix, he became even more closed off, cynical, and bitter, and used sex as a way to escape his own mental anguish and terror. He is often harsh and blunt as a way to avoid dealing with his own issues, and can be a difficult person to befriend, though he is growingly better at making friends. He is deeply self-sacrificing, and would risk anything - including torture and his own life - for those he cares for. He also deeply mourns the dryad powers that Olphix and Davix took from him, and feels disconnected from himself and other dryads.

He is capable of great rage and hatred, particularly when directed at Olphix, Davix, Mages in general, and, for a while, Stertes. But he also has great remorse for his more heinous actions, such as killing Stertes, the family of fae on the way to Arkhel, and even Davix. He has deep self-loathing and low self-esteem, and self-harms in many ways over the course of *The Ice Plague,* though he can sometimes be arrogant, particularly as he gains more ability with his magic. Mosk was partially satisfied when he sullied Eran's ythilok, but Mosk also took it as an example of how awful he is as a person: that he would disrespect someone else's culture to that extent. He is also a good liar (depending on who he's lying to, and about).

Eran noted that Mosk in the present 'was strong-minded, and Eran could definitely see how he used to have a heartsong of determination, because it echoed all the way through him like a bell. He was passionate, and thoughtful about those around him, even if he could be eclectic in how he tried to meet their needs. He was shy and insecure, and sometimes thought he was worthless, but increasingly he believed in his power to change. Alongside that belief was a clear desire to change things for the better for everyone else’s sake.'

He is a submissive, and finds great comfort in the rules Eran sets for him.

Most used to like climbing things, particularly trees, when he was younger, but got out of practice when Davix and Olphix captured him.

After being promoted to Inner Court, Mosk noted that he felt more connected to Gwyn and wanted to protect him, and he had a desire to serve the Unseelie Court in a way he hadn't before, which he realized was because of status shift.

After Mosk settled into a life with Eran in the Aur forest, he began having terrible nightmares about many of the traumatic events he'd gone through, and Eran noted it's probably because he finally had time to process things, without something else horrible going on. Mosk also became more joyful, laughing and dancing more easily than he ever had. Gwyn noted he was more childlike in nature, but also quite wise. He was also far more confident, though he found the idea of simply living with Eran in a quieter life was hard, and Gwyn noted he was still bitter and cynical in some ways.

Augus noted Mosk 'was a little like the Raven Prince already, but capable of an easier love, an easier affection', particularly in how he was physically intimate with the people he cared for, like Gwyn.

## Life

### Pre-*The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*

Hundreds of years before Mosk's birth, Olphix and Davix wanted to know if they could create a seventh son of a seventh son themselves, rather than accidentally stumbling upon one, in order to 'augment it, tune the world towards a species and there, grant a son [they] could sunder and use.' So Olphix poisoned the Aur forest, forcing the Aur dryads to seek out the aid of the School of the Staff, who sent Olphix (though the Aur dryads did not know Olphix had poisoned the Aur forest). Olphix offered to heal the forest in exchange for the Aur dryads' then-non-existing seventh son of a seventh son. Amaley and Imshiel Manytrees only had two children at the time, and believed they would not have more children, let alone that many, and so would never have to pay the debt. They *did* eventually have more children, and used spells to try and ensure they would have girls, though the magic never worked as surely as they hoped. When Mosk was conceived, they tried again to use magic to keep him from being a son, but Mosk was 'too strong for that magic.'

Mosk was the ninth and youngest Aur dryad child in the Manytrees family, but also the seventh son. Imshiel was also a seventh son, making Mosk a rare seventh son of a seventh son and thus giving him great magical potential. His family lived in a wooden house together, and though his older siblings often lived separately once they bonded to their Aur trees, they would still sometimes return to the family house. Mosk noted that although their home could have been larger, it seemed tradition for groves of dryads to live 'on top of each other, in each other’s space all the time. A lot of... groves of trees are like that'.

Mosk's family told him about the debt to Olphix when Mosk was very young. Amaley told him that when Olphix came for him, they must give him up. But she also told him that since Mosk wasn't the one who made the debt, his fighting it wouldn't break it, so if he trained with a weapon, he could fight back and possibly save himself. They gave him a bow and arrows to learn archery with. Most of his family supported him, at least for a while, but Mallem Manytrees believed he should just give himself up.

When Amaley told Mosk they were going to the Unseelie Court Masque, Mosk spent over a year crafting a mask for it. He met Gwyn at the Masque, and the pair bonded over their love of archery. This was the first time Mosk was encouraged to meet non-family, and seemingly the last until he encountered Olphix. Back home, Mosk avoided other Aur dryad children, out of fear that they would treat him worse than his brothertrees and sistertrees, and the other Aur dryad children avoided him (and his family), likely because Mosk's branch of his family was responsible for the stewardship of the Aur forest.

His family eventually changed their minds and encouraged him to instead just go with Olphix when the time came. This led to a falling out with his family, and Mosk left to live on his own for half a year, and to continue to practice archery in secret. Chaley Manytrees was the only one who knew about the training, and helped him hide it. She was also the only one to visit him. Mallem later found out that Mosk was still practicing and went to warn Olphix.

When Olphix arrived, Mosk attempted to shoot him, only for the arrow to disintegrate before it could reach him. Olphix then captured Mosk with his magic and took him to the Manytrees family home, where Olphix forced Mosk to watch as Olphix burned everyone alive, followed by the forest itself, as punishment for Mosk's defiance. Davix and Olphix tortured Mosk for some time - though healing him so he wouldn't scar from their ministrations - and stole his magic, removed his feeding teeth, and otherwise starved him. Ultimately, Olphix left so that Davix could take Mosk's heartsong. Mosk struck back - killing Davix - and Mosk's heartsong combined with Davix's magic to create the ice plague. When Olphix returned and discovered what Mosk had done, he tried to bring Davix back to life, failed, and tortured Mosk in revenge, then cursed Mosk with the ability to see others' worst memories when asked about what Olphix and Davix did, and then cast him out. Afterward, Mosk found rest in a tavern, but was dissociating so hard that he didn't fight back when a drunkard broke into his room and assaulted him, during which Mosk realized the experience distracted him from dwelling in his own anguish. Mosk then took to selling his body to strangers to try to drown his mental anguish.

### *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*

Eran used a tracking spell from the pangolicz Mage to track Mosk down at a tavern, where Mosk was still sleeping with strangers. Although Mosk could not talk about what happened to him, he claimed responsibility for the ice plague, so Eran took him prisoner and clapped him in iron manacles, forcefully cleaned him when Mosk took too long, and took joy in Mosk's suffering along the way to the Seelie Court to seek justice. Along the way, they stopped in Summervale, where, with Mosk's consent, Eran traded the use of Mosk's body for lodgings. When they reached the Seelie Court, Eran was unable to receive an audience from Albion, and was instead sent to speak to the King-in-Waiting, Davix, though it was actually Olphix in disguise. Olphix dismissed the claim that Mosk was responsible for the ice plague, and shortly teleported them halfway to the Unseelie Court to try there, instead. Eran decided to travel to the Unseelie Court in accordance with Olphix's suggestion.

After traveling through Winterwest, Mosk attempted to disembowel Eran with Eran's own sacred blade, the ythilok. Upon reaching the Unseelie Court, Eran appealed to Gwyn, who, along with his Inner Court, were interested in investigating the story. Although they didn't believe Mosk was directly responsible for the ice plague, they could see that he had some sort of link to it, and elected to interrogate them both for further information while they decided on next steps. Fenwrel the Mouse-Maiden also revealed to all - including Mosk - that Mosk had no heartsong.

Augus interrogated Mosk more in the dungeon, to no avail, and Eran began to show pity for Mosk and the cruelty the others showed him. Mosk, in turn, began to truly hate Mages in general - not just Davix and Olphix - particularly after seeing Fenwrel take away Eran's voice. The pair were freed to freshen up before meeting with Gwyn and his Inner Court about three days later.

Gwyn led the group - including Augus, with Grip as their steed - to the Aur forest, where they started the investigation. While there, Mosk discovered a bit of skull he thought might be Chaley's. Shortly afterward, Olphix cut off teleportation and communication magic. The ice arrived, and Mosk and Eran were cut off from Gwyn and Augus, and fled. After Eran calmed down a little, Mosk led them south into a strange forest, and he and Eran fought again, where Mosk revealed he was terrified of gentle, kind touch. They were later caught by the Miskatin. Eran sacrificed himself so that Mosk could flee. Feeling remorse, Mosk turned back, and forcefully sought out Olphix's geas to pull on other fae's darkest memories to make the Mistakin flee, which broke the geas and rescued Eran. The pair wandered to Many Meadows, and Mosk began talking more, and asked for a chance to clean himself, so they went to Gille Dubh's loch for food and shelter. Mosk and Eran got to know each other better. They later met up once again with Gwyn and Augus. Gwyn led them to Oengus' Tower, to try and contact the Courts. Mosk realized he wanted to be closer to Eran, for comfort, and also realized he enjoyed the feeling of his wrists being clasped.

Oengus gave Mosk and Eran adjoining rooms. When Eran admitted his discomfort at the Gancanagh's dra'ocht, Mosk empathised with him, though he admitted that he didn't remember much of Summervale. Olphix found Mosk while Mosk was sleeping in the tower, in part because of Oengus trying to break through Olphix's spells. Oengus sensed the intrusion and went to Mosk's room. After some arguing, wherein Olphix tortured Mosk further, Oengus forced Olphix away. Mosk later revealed to Eran that his geas broke, and explained what Olphix and Davix did to him, and Eran left to tell Gwyn and Augus. Mosk grew angry with Eran, and left to seek out the Gancanagh, to take his mind off of things.

When Mosk offered himself to the Gancanagh, the Gancanagh accepted, even asking for Mosk's consent three times. They were interrupted by Augus, who used compulsions to make the Gancanagh stop, and for Mosk to leave with him. When Mosk said he hadn't *begged* for the Gancanagh to sleep with him, the Gancanagh refuted him, enraging Mosk even more, to the point that Augus had to pull him away. Augus dumped him back in Eran's room, and Eran tied Mosk's wrists with rope for the first time, and the pair began their intimate relationship.

After Oengus broke through Olphix's communication spell, Julvia, Ash, Fenwrel, and Gulvi Dubna Vajat arrived at the tower. Julvia came to visit Mosk, and tell him what happened while he was sleeping. Mosk wandered down from his room the next morning, and Gwyn threatened to have Augus use his compulsions to interrogate Mosk. Oengus berated Gwyn for treating Mosk so harshly, reminding him that Mosk was a guest of the Unseelie Court, an orphan, a torture victim, someone who managed to 'rid the world of one of the worst magical scourges ever seen', and Gwyn was treating him cruelly potentially part because of his youth and convenience, and it was how Gwyn was used to being treated. After Eran had Mosk consume some sap, Eran offered to bind Mosk's wrists again, and Mosk requested only one wrist, which was the start of Mosk wearing rope permanently on his arm. Then he told Eran about Olphix's deal with Amaley and Imshiel. After Eran brought Fenwrel to see Mosk, Mosk insisted that Olphix was within his right to seek revenge on the Manytrees family for Mosk breaking the debt, so their deaths were his fault.

When the ice plague later found the tower, the group was forced to flee. They fought fae as they ran, until they found the verkhwin's lair, who agreed to give them shelter for a night. Afterword, they ran to the shore, where Gwyn called for the Mantissa, and they all boarded. Mosk was worried about Eran, who had collapsed from his wounds, and suffered from being a fire fae on the sea.

### *The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas*

Mosk fetched fire-colored blankets for Eran on the Mantissa, and felt unnerved by the ship, and the shouting crewmembers, particularly Awan. While sleeping on the Mantissa, Mosk accidentally went dreamwalking into the icy dream realm where Davix's spirit lives. Davix begged Mosk to help find Olphix, then demanded it. Mosk refused to tell Eran what was upsetting him.

While the Raven Prince was bound on the Mantissa, Mosk and Eran visited him, and the Raven Prince used his abilities to force Mosk and Eran to tell him much of what he'd missed as a raven. Gwyn and Ondine negotiated that the Raven Prince was to be given his freedom aboard the ship, but if he attacked any of them, Gwyn would kill him. He took to staying in raven form on the tallest crow's nest. Mosk began climbing up to visit him, which interested the Raven Prince. The Raven Prince guessed that Mosk's dreams were troubling him, but Mosk promised to speak to him about Olphix, if the Raven Prince didn't use his dra'ocht on Mosk to *make* him talk.

On Mosk's next dreamwalk, Davix said he was slowly remembering his life. He talked about the far past, and explained that Mosk was dreamwalking. When Mosk still rejected him, Davix seemed somewhat dejected and/or annoyed, and walked away. When Mosk awoke, the Raven Prince - and Gwyn and Eran - confronted him. The Raven Prince looked Mosk over to discover that Mosk made a connection with Davix when Mosk murdered him. The Raven Prince then used Gwyn as a proxy to travel with Mosk into the icy dreamworld and visit Davix, briefly. Mosk gained some confidence and approached and ripped off some of Davix's Mages' Motley, causing Davix to take the coat off entirely. The Raven Prince advised Mosk to train with Davix.

The Raven Prince encouraged Mosk when Mosk doubted that he could still grow things, and began training Mosk in the mastery of his abilities and magic. The Raven Prince requested that Mosk grow golden mistletoe: 'a kind of mistletoe that could only be discovered by those with a rare heart'. Mosk couldn't understand why the other Aur dryads struggled to find it.

Mosk asked for Gwyn's help in re-learning archery, and accidentally revealed to Gwyn that his powers and magic were returning by making a hickory bow grow leaves. Although Mosk was terrified Gwyn would force him to use it, they talked it out, and came to some accord about Gwyn potentially doing so in the future, and parted on good terms, particularly when Gwyn threw the bow overboard.

When Mosk next met the Raven Prince, and the Raven Prince commented that he'd take Mosk on as an apprentice in a better world, Mosk noted, 'If you teach me magic . . . then I’ll use it to destroy the School' of the Staff. Mosk later found Eran cowering in Mosk's room from the storm caused by the House of Atros. Eran apologized for upsetting Mosk, and gave him the opal Eran obtained for him. Mosk tried to be more honest, and revealed that his powers and magic were returning.

Stertes was initially dismissive of the Aur forest upon meeting Mosk, as it was a 'a land forest', but Mosk noted that yes, it did 'grow every species of seaweed or kelp in the sea', as well as every other plant found in saltwater and freshwater.

Mosk again dreamwalked to Davix, and again tore his Mages' Motley, and mocked him. Davix talked about magic, explaining the systems to Mosk, and then spoke of Olphix. Enraged, Mosk attacked Davix, but Davix used the opportunity to drain Mosk's magic for himself.

Mosk visited Augus and Ash, and Ash was dismissive, saying that the Raven Prince had glamoured Mosk from the beginning, and Mosk was merely a messenger, which cowed Mosk away. Mosk later fled Eran's room after they slept together, as he felt it was punishment and an assault. He ran into Stertes, and they argued, though Stertes comforted him when Mosk grew sick, and they talked about whale shifters.

After sleeping with Stertes, Mosk took shelter in the crow's nest, not knowing what else to do, and the Raven Prince encouraged him to grow every kind of night-scented orchid. The Raven Prince was incredibly impressed, and then shared the story of his past, and how Davix and Olphix had tortured him, too. He explained that he was on the run because he could still be asked to fulfill his debt to Olphix and Davix. He demanded that Mosk destroy them.

After the Raven Prince explained his past to Gwyn and Augus as well, Mosk used his invisibility to observe the Raven Prince and Augus conversing about their relationship. He knew Mosk was watching, and confronted Mosk after speaking with Augus. Mosk fought back, and managed to pull the Raven Prince's memories of the conversation with Augus, as well as the Raven Prince's inner thoughts. The Raven Prince still swore him to secrecy, and Mosk was incredibly shaken by the experience.

When Mosk next dreamwalked to Davix, he asked how to turn his magic off, Davix cornered him, taunting Mosk to lend Davix some of his magic, despite Mosk's threats to hurt him. Mosk made a door to leave only for himself, barely escaping.

Mosk told Eran he'd slept with Stertes, and struggled to explain everything else he was going through. Eran was upset, and quickly angered, and even insulted Mosk multiple times before telling him to leave and not come back. Mosk fled and stood in the rain until Stertes approached him. Stertes mocked him, and Mosk fought back, but Stertes ordered Mosk to apologize for making a scene, which Mosk obeyed. Mosk fled the area, and found his way down to the library where Ash was was spending some time. Ash used his dra'ocht to question Mosk about what was happening, and Mosk revealed how alone he was, and how poorly others had treated him, while admitting that if anyone could do anything for Mosk, they would take care of Eran, and even admitted to some suicidal ideation. Mosk enjoyed the warmth of Ash's dra'ocht, even though he knew Ash was manipulating him, and noted that none of their group trusted Mosk.

The Raven Prince taught Mosk how to turn his magic off. Eran eventually confronted Mosk, and they talked about Stertes, and what they wanted in a relationship, and finally talked about the last time they'd slept together, which Mosk considered a punishment. Eran admitted he loved Mosk, and Mosk admitted he missed Eran. Eran laid out more rules for Mosk: Mosk would live in Eran's room, Eran was going to show Mosk where he could get sap and how to get new clothes, and Mosk was to do Eran's eyeliner every morning. Eran asked if Mosk could grow a eumavine that had white leaves and red flowers (which Gwyn later revealed was called Euvara), so Mosk grew him one. Mosk later grew a tree version, which delighted Eran. Eran then taught him how to dance.

When Mosk grew upset over learning the bow he'd started to grow, which Gwyn had tossed overboard, had turned into a large hickory tree growing underwater, which fish took shelter under, he left Eran's side. When Eran finally found him again, they talked about Mosk's upset, and Mosk asked Eran what was wrong. Eran explained that Stertes was harassing him, and when Eran revealed that Stertes had used his nullification, Mosk stood up and nearly went after Stertes. Eran ordered Mosk not to go. Mosk repeated that Stertes wasn't allowed to treat Eran that way, and that he didn't care if people treated *him* that way.

Churielle later offered again to show Mosk a coral reef, which Mosk agreed to. After another fae did a spell to allow Mosk to breathe underwater, he joined their group and dove under the waves. Mosk was amazed - at both the world underwater, and the glimpse of Enerdias. After the trip, he continued his quest to confront Stertes, and managed to talk to Stertes alone. Stertes nullified Mosk's abilities, but Mosk demonstrated that he could still use magic, which surprised Stertes. When Stertes threatened Eran, Mosk threatened him back, which amused Stertes greatly.

Mosk sought out the Raven Prince, to discuss the hickory tree, then created an entirely new plant in response to the Raven Prince's demand that Mosk grow something the Raven Prince hadn't seen: it had cream, purple, and grey flowers, the 'the leaves curled like shining white shells', and it didn't have a scent, since he hadn't thought to add one. Mosk later dubbed it 'Raven's pearlflower'.

The next time they met, Davix knew who Mosk was. After more of Davix's taunting, Mosk attacked him, and Davix absorbed the magic, enabling him to materialize in ghostly form only visible to Mosk on the Mantissa. Mosk figured out how to take his magic back, and drained Davix of the power he'd stolen, and anything else he had, returning them back to the dream. When the Raven Prince reproached Mosk for his childish spite, Mosk returned that he *is* a child, and his actions are understandable. He also asked if the Raven Prince could use magic to make Mosk stronger, like Olphix and Davix, and the Raven Prince tried to remove the memory from Mosk's mind. Mosk took it back, which spooked the Raven Prince.

When the Raven Prince used the adar llwch gwin to fatally injure Ash, the Raven Prince used Mosk's healing abilities to save Ash's life. Mosk hadn't known he could heal before that. Mosk was terrified of what the Raven Prince did, particularly given how much it hurt, but was powerless to stop it, and conflicted over Ash - who had been kind, even as he relentlessly used his dra'ocht to interrogate Mosk.

When Eran comforted Mosk as Mosk recovered, Mosk finally admitted he loved Eran. Eran later told Mosk to signal when Eran's anger was getting the better of him, and Mosk couldn't otherwise stand up for himself.

Mosk visited the Raven Prince for the last time. The Raven Prince told Mosk his heartsong was risk. The Raven Prince comforted Mosk, that he wasn't like Olphix and Davix, and that the Raven Prince would miss Mosk. The Raven Prince also gifted him a necklace that would help Mosk train his magic. Mosk asked to be his apprentice. The Raven Prince left the potential for that open, assuming they survived Olphix.

Mosk later used his invisibility to follow Eran and Stertes when Stertes chased Eran down, and Mosk used his magic to kill Stertes. Gwyn arrived, and he and Mosk sniped at each other, with Mosk noting Gwyn's failure to protect them, and that Mosk would do it in his stead. Mosk used his magic against Gwyn, which Gwyn easily cut down, and Gwyn grabbed him. Only Eran's intervention, shouting at them to stop, seemed to stop things from worsening.

Mosk then attempted to help Eran, though he was unused to it. Although Gwyn took the blame for Stertes' murder, the House of Atros attacked the Mantissa, and they were only saved by Albion sending cyclones to carry the ship to safer waters. Mosk used his magic to protect Eran, promising to save them both no matter what. As they waited for the situation with Albion to resolve itself, Mosk visited Davix, where Davix revealed Gwyn's family connection with Olphix.

As Eran and Mosk discussed what happened to Eran, and Mosk killing Stertes, Gwyn interrupted, and demanded an accounting and demonstration of Mosk's magic.

When Albion visited the Mantissa, he demanded that Eran accompany him and Gwyn to the shore, as a Seelie witness. Mosk refused to leave his side, even standing up to Albion to say so. Mosk did his best to try and help Eran once they were ashore, and even grew a number of eumavines for him. Mosk ultimately brought wood for Eran to start a fire, and Eran called flame and lay in it until it died, relishing in the warmth.

Afterward, when Mosk and Eran discussed things, and how everything seemed hopeless, Mosk admitted that he was committed to their quest, and that he was confident in his abilities, because he had so much power to call on. Mosk also admitted that protecting Eran gave him confidence, and that he wanted to stay by Eran's side for as long as Eran would have him. Eran replied that he wanted Mosk at his side, and that if Mosk didn't protect *himself*, then Eran wouldn't want to live.

### *The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*

Mosk struggled to help Eran once they were back ashore, but still did his best. When Gwyn, Augus, and Ash poked at him and his training and communication with Davix, Mosk snapped back, and revealed the twins' familial connection to Gwyn. Mosk experimented with the Raven Prince's charm, and finally managed to unlock it for the first time by directing a thread of magic to it. After becoming increasingly annoyed as the rest of the group discussed him like he wasn't there, he went to the nearby ice and managed to drain the magic from it, turning it to simple water. Mosk thought his helping Eran was selfish.

In Summervale, Augus asked Mosk if Augus could feed from him. Mosk agreed, and after the experience reminded him of Olphix and Davix's torture, he began dissociating to the point that Augus asked Gwyn to fetch Eran. Augus talked to both Eran and Mosk about Mosk's dehydration and subdrop. When Mosk grew upset enough to apologize for ruining his and Eran's night together, Augus used his compulsions, and Eran berated Augus and the others in their party for being so cruel to and dismissive of Mosk. The night after, Mosk started self-harming as part of his healing practice.

During Gwyn's speech in Esgrettio, Mosk snuck along using invisibility and grew two tall trees around Gwyn: one gold and one silver, for the two Court crowns, which astonished the Esgrettians, and Gwyn, and then he grew over fifty fruit trees in the area, because the Esgrettians were hungry. Gwyn ordered Mosk to train with him, and they slowly built up a camaraderie.

Gwyn and Mosk began training together, which helped increase Eran's jealousy and displaced feelings over his own inner turmoil. This culminated in Eran pushing Mosk away, and then taking out his anger at Mosk to the point that Mosk had to signal that Eran was letting his anger get the better of him. Eran walked away, and kept his distance, which threw Mosk into a downward spiral of his own. When Mosk confronted Eran about it, so that they could talk it over, Eran rejected him, widening the rift between them.

Mosk drifted, and when Augus took more blood from Mosk, they talked about Eran some more.

Gwyn charged Mosk with looking after Eran and Julvia on the way to Arkhel, as Mosk was the most capable of the three. Mosk visited Davix, and made Davix oath to help Mosk learn magic, in exchange for Mosk joining Davix with his brother in death. Davix explained that healing is harcraft for Mosk - or magic that does not come to him naturally. When Mosk self-harmed more to practice healing, Eran discovered him, and told him not to, but Mosk ignored him.

Mosk pushed on, despite Eran's coldness. Mosk eventually wanted to take his mind off things, and went alone to Ariol-Arten when they were close, to try and sell himself for the evening. Eran stopped him, briefly, but ultimately let him go, which distressed Mosk even further. But instead of falling into old tricks, he asked for information on the road ahead, and learned more about the surrounding area. Later, he used dreamwalking to check in on Gwyn's party with the Ratcatcher. The Ratcatcher discovered and trapped him, and during their confrontation, Mosk successfully broke free and fled back to his body, only to discover that the area was on fire due to Eran's attempts to evade bandits while Mosk slumbered.

Both Julvia and Eran attempted to speak with Mosk afterward, and Mosk pushed them both away, but Eran was more persistant, which melted through Mosk's desperation. Eran oftered to let Mosk do Eran's eyeliner again. The next time they woke up, when Mosk tried, Eran apologized for how he'd treated Mosk, and told Mosk about the olphactory flashbacks and some of the other difficulties he had dealing with the trauma from Stertes' attack, then put eyeliner on Mosk.

They ran into more miskatin, who struck Eran down with spears. Mosk forced the forest to obey him, calling roots to stab into the miskatin and kill them, and then he grew a wooden dome around the trio, and poured all his remaining magic into healing Eran, before collapsing. When Mosk awoke, Julvia comforted him, and later, Eran comforted him. They waited three days in the dome before Gwyn, Augus, and Ash arrived. When Mosk said no one in his party was injured, Eran told Gwyn that Mosk hurt his magic, badly. After Mosk opened up the dome so his group could leave, he collapsed.

On the way out of the forest, they ran into more miskatin, and Mosk used his magic to buy them time to run. Later, they were attacked by even more miskatin, along with Blue Annis, and Gwyn fought them off. When Mosk joined in the fight, Mosk was so focused on fighting that he didn't realize that a family of fae were in the area, and Mosk used his magic to kill them. When he came to, he was deeply shocked and disgusted with himself, and closed himself off from the rest of the group.

When Mosk pressed his magic into small filaments to activate the Raven Prince's charm, the Raven Prince visited him a second time in shade form, ordering Mosk to use someone else's magic. Mosk used his newly discovered ability to detect magic to look at everyone in his party, where he noted that Augus was weirdly bereft of magic, Ash and Julvia had a little magic, Eran was a beacon of magic, and Gwyn's magic was 'repellent'. Mosk took a bit of magic residue from the area - left over from other fae - and used that on the charm. The Raven Prince appeared again, teaching him about taking advantage of magical residue and magical sight.

Olphix discovered the group while they were traveling to Taronis, and made everyone sleep (though Mosk used his magic to wake himself up), so that Olphix could speak to Ash alone. Olphix said that Augus would stop Gwyn from taking back his light, and Ash was to stop Augus. Because of the Raven Prince's actions, the debt was already nullified, which Ash explained, without referencing the Raven Prince by name. Mosk fought Olphix off - attacking Olphix's heartsong in the doing, which allowed Mosk to see into Olphix's memories, and the Mage eventually left. Heavily injured, Mosk collapsed. When Mosk awoke, he insisted he was okay to travel, and Gwyn thought it best to continue to Arkhel, but Augus demanded that they make a stop at a village or inn, so that Mosk could get some actual rest. Julvia added that she would like some rest, too, so Gwyn acquiesced.

The group found an inn in Lavenna, where Gwyn questioned Mosk about Mosk's trip with Eran and Julvia, Mosk's magic, and Oswal-Tay, until Mosk shut down. Augus rescued Mosk and brought him back to Eran, and encouraged Eran to touch Mosk more. After some direction, Mosk and Eran talked, and when Eran encouraged Mosk to be more vocal about the problems he was facing, Mosk asked for the same from Eran.

As they continued traveling to Arkhel and beyond, Gwyn worked Mosk to the bone during training, with Mosk fearful of stopping because so much depended on him, and how even slightly more training might mean all the difference in saving the world. Eran worried about Mosk's health and encouraged Mosk to take breaks. Mosk still spent time with him, talking about Stertes, Mosk and Eran's relationship, and even singing, but Mosk still trained nearly non-stop, even on his own, until Mosk finally collapsed from exhaustion while training with Gwyn.

Although Gwyn apologized for pushing Mosk too hard, Mosk didn't believe he had, but acknowledged it was best if he didn't wipe out his magic before they entered an actual fight. Gwyn slowed their pace so they would be less exhausted, but they eventually made it to the School of the Staff, which disgusted Mosk. When they met with Taronis, Mosk seethed, and when Taronis addressed him, Mosk was immediately on the offensive, which prompted Taronis to attempt to reprimand him. Mosk created a wall of spikes, and Gwyn had to intercede to break up the fight before it progressed. Gwyn reprimanded both of them, saying to Mosk, 'If you truly hate Master Mages so much, I’d caution you not to behave as recklessly and foolishly as they do. For you currently have all the makings of a *fine* Master Mage, at the rate you’re going.’ After Gwyn and Taronis left, and Augus reprimanded Mosk as well, Mosk reaffirmed his desire to destroy the School as his life's mission, should they survive Olphix.

When Gwyn asked for help with the magic exercises the Raven Prince had left him, Mosk agreed to help, but struggled to suppress his anger that Gwyn hadn't trained his magic properly prior to this. Mosk yelled that Gwyn was selfish and irresponsible for not training his magic earlier, and that the whole situation they were in with Olphix and the ice plague was Gwyn's fault for not doing this earlier. Gwyn noted that it was easier to suppress it when he was younger, than to do anything else, since he'd been punished for feeding his true appetite, and that he was so hated, it made sense at the time. Gwyn acknowledged he'd made choices in the past, but still wanted to learn magic *now*, if only to help their quest. He also asked that Mosk help sense his magic, which led to Gwyn acknowledging that he'd lost his heartsong of wildness, and replaced it with a heartsong of sacrifice. Gwyn revealed that he was somehow going to sacrifice himself in the battle against Olphix. Mosk realized just how much Gwyn was doing for their party and the quest, and at least some of what he was planning, and started feeling kinder towards Gwyn, and planning some way to avoid Gwyn having to sacrifice himself.

In Catle, Mosk and Eran talked about their possible future together, though Mosk had difficulty imagining it, because he believed he'd be dead. But he liked the idea of still doing eyeliner for Eran, and walking with Eran in the forest. After they entered Trowna, Mosk stayed close to Eran, and noted that he liked the kingdom a lot. He worked on his magic, and was more open with Eran.

As Ash's condition worsened, Mosk offered to try healing him again, and forgave any debt Ash owed him for when Mosk had healed him aboard the Mantissa.

During Eran's visit to the Trowna Market, Gwyn encouraged Eran to buy golden cuffs for himself and Mosk, as a promise between the pair. Eran offered one of the cuffs to Mosk, saying, ‘This – if you want it – is for you . . . It’s a promise, Mosk. I promise to stop underestimating you. I promise to care for you, and love you, and remember you, even when my fire is so angry it wants to burn the whole world down. I promise that when I rope you to me, I’ll cherish your body properly and look after you. I promise that when I falter, I’ll ask for advice, from you or other people. I promise the knowledge that – even as I am so young, and sometimes so very rash and foolish – I will love you forever, whatever form that love may take.’ Mosk was a bit overwhelmed, but happily accepted the cuff, and Eran wearing his, and noted: ‘I love it,’ . . . He looked past the cuff to Eran instead. ‘I love it so much.’

After leaving Trowna, Mosk tried to practice his magic more, and with Eran's permission, looked into his memories, though Eran didn't feel anything. Mosk was awed by the love Eran experienced in his childhood and prior to the events of *The Ice Plague*, and felt saddened by how unloved he had been his entire life. Eran comforted him.

In Cleat, Mosk spoke with Augus about feeding, and Mosk encouraged him to feed again, though Augus was hesitant because of what it might be doing to Mosk in the longterm. Mosk worked on his magic lessons some more, but struggled. When Augus inquired what was wrong, and Mosk explained, Augus taught him about lifeforce, and helped Mosk look at his magic differently, allowing him to see the lifeforce of the plants around him, helping him to feel out different kinds of magic, and even detect Augus' special kind of nature magic. Mosk then took some of a plant's magic for himself. This made the Raven Prince's phantom appear from the locket again. He told Mosk to take the magic he could *'from the big lakes and the big rivers, take it from the air and clouds, but leave the plants and animals alone now, they don’t have enough of it. Make sure you practice using it. Give more than you take. It should be easy for a dryad, even a dryad like you.’* Then he instructed Mosk to practice blending his magic with someone else's, including possibly Eran or Gwyn, but three people in total, and that he would reappear when Mosk did it the third time.

Mosk insisted that Augus feed on Mosk's blood, but Augus' inner waterhorse took over and attempted to eat Mosk's arm, including 'almost all of [Mosk's] forearm, except for the bone, and the wood'. Mosk knew Augus was overwhelmed, and didn't blame him for it. Gwyn and Ash arrived to take Augus off of Mosk, and after Eran arrived, Mosk fainted. Gwyn treated Mosk's injuries, and explained after Mosk woke up that Augus wished to apologize, which Mosk accepted, though Mosk was still in pain. Mosk insisted Eran not be angry with Augus, because 'Augus is hurting' and it wasn't like with Gwyn. After a time, Mosk used his magic to heal his arm. When Mosk said he needed more sap to recover, Eran asked if it could wait until the next town, and Mosk noted 'his churning stomach', and said it could.

Mosk approached Augus before they left Cleat and noted that he understood why Augus attacked and that there were mitigating factors. Mosk offered to use his healing magic to help Augus later. When Augus explained that, due to his hunger and inner waterhorse, he still wanted to kill and eat Mosk, Mosk became scared, and Augus apologized again. Mosk went to Eran for comfort.

Mosk realized he had to visit Davix again, but was scared. When the group arrived in Dharva-in-the-Forest, Mosk felt dizzy and told Eran he needed more sap. Mosk was concerned that he was somehow undereating, as 'Aur dryads aren’t even meant to eat every day.’ Gwyn had Mosk and Eran stay in a hut separate from the others at their guesthouse, to protect Mosk from Augus, and them both from Ash, just in case.

Mosk rested for a time, and later talked about how he didn't always want to have sex, but he wanted to be close to Eran, and Eran acknowledged that, and gave him a massage, instead. They talked about their intimacy and Mosk learning to talk to Eran about things, as well as Eran's anxieties about Stertes. Mosk also asked Eran if he could try merging their magic together, to which Eran agreed. Mosk then suggested taunting Olphix with Davix's ghost, as a form of strategy to defeat Olphix, and to fulfill his promise to Davix to reunite them. He also noted he had 'to find a way to be able to control bringing [Davix] back so that people can see him, then sending him back into the ice when people don’t need him.’

After leaving Dharva-in-the-Forest, Mosk made multiple attempts to bring Davix out of and back into the icy realm more easily. Mosk had to harden his heart against Davix's weakened state, because 'he wanted to feel nothing but hatred for Davix.' He questioned Davix about the ability to teleport to the human realm, and Olphix's weaknesses, then fed Davix magic and brought him into the waking realm. Mosk then practiced taking him back to the icy realm. When Mosk demanded Davix's help because of their oath, Davix suggested, 'Build a bridge'. Mosk used the filaments of magic in the area to touch Davix's shirt, creating a kind of leash to feed Davix magic. Then he pulled Davix back to the waking realm. After the success, Mosk sent him back to the icy realm, making himself remain awake. When Mosk ran after him to be sure that Davix *had* actually returned to the icy realm, he saw Davix attempting to look strong, and Mosk flashbacked to when he'd been kidnapped and tortured by Davix and Olphix.

Mosk dragged Davix back to the waking realm once more. Mosk noted that he'd 'felt so firm in himself, so strong at first, and now he kept thinking of that cabin, that chair, and there was something heavy and hulking and wrong inside him. A reminder that he was some twisted thing, a created being, a mistake, and an answer to a debt and not wholly anything at all.' Mosk still pressed himself to try and make Davix visible to the others, and fed Davix more magic. After Davix mocked Eran, and Mosk warned Eran not to listen, 'Davix faced Mosk, stepped decisively towards him with something almost joyful on his face, and terror bloomed through Mosk so fast he couldn’t move. He couldn’t even access his magic to grow defensive plants. He was back in the cabin, and Davix was there, and walking towards him, and Olphix stood in the corner telling his brother what to do, like Mosk was a piece of garbage.' Augus used his waterweed on Davix, to no avail, since Davix wasn't solid, and collapsed. Mosk pulled the magic he'd given to Davix back and dragged him back to the icy realm once more.

Mosk asked Davix if there was a way to help Augus, and Davix confirmed there wasn't, and then Mosk asked why Olphix had stopped teleportation, and learned that the latter was a trap. He then asked if Olphix was going to kill everyone, which Davix theorized about, as well.

Mosk returned to the waking world, and offered to heal Augus, though Julvia cautioned him against it, warning, ‘Healing takes reserves from the body. He has none left to give. I dread to think what you would do by forcing him to wakefulness now. His body has shut down. It is trying to preserve itself.’ When Ash noted that they needed to keep moving, he offered, as a last resort, to turn into the Glashtyn to carry Augus because there were no other options. Gwyn said they'd give it a day and try to think of something else, and when Eran, who was confused on why it was a problem, asked Mosk for reassurance, Mosk only repeated what Gwyn had said.

As they waited for Ash to change into the Glashtyn, Mosk asked Eran if the whole situation was Mosk's fault for bringing out Davix. Eran reassured him it wasn't. When the Glashtyn bit Augus' shoulder, Mosk and Gwyn attacked the Glashtyn, making him shy away. The Glashtyn was able to shatter one of Mosk's wooden tentacles. When Mosk and the Glashtyn talked later, as Mosk noted that the Glashtyn, 'didn’t like it when [Ash] changed his hunting patterns', the Glashtyn said, *‘If you were human, I’d rip your throat out, little boy.’* When Mosk appeared unintimidated by this, and even seemingly wistfully thought about being human and thus not having to undertake the quest against Olphix, and/or being killed by the Glashtyn as a human and thus the same thing, the Glashtyn seemed a bit surprised, laughed, and moved away. Mosk later noticed Eran's upset, and comforted him. Mosk said, ‘I just- If you could see yourself, Eran. You’re so beautiful, and so strong. . . . I don’t think you have to feel it to be it . . . You’re noble, and brave. You’re like…a jewel, or some amber deity come to life. No wonder the ambaros looked after the dragons, who else would be good enough?’ Eran was so overwhelmed that he clung to Mosk.

As Augus' condition worsened, 'Gwyn had taken to bleeding Mosk of blood and painting it onto Augus’ tongue every evening'.

Mosk was worried how the Glashtyn's behavior was affected Eran, and tried to comfort him, though Mosk was otherwise unimpressed with the Glashtyn's actions. Mosk tried to comfort Eran, and also to replace his memory of Davix and Olphix physically assaulting him.

Mosk also felt bad for the Glashtyn. 'He suffered not only because he starved, but because Ash inflicted suffering on him.' He saw the Glashtyn as honest, and later approached him alone, trying to befriend him, saying, ‘I think it’s shit that you can’t hunt and eat as much as you want.’ When the Glashtyn baited him regarding Eran, Mosk noted, ‘I’m pretty confident I can make you stop.’ Mosk grew some marsh marigolds for him. Although the Glashtyn crushed one of them, Mosk 'understood the need to express bitter resentment. He found that kind of spite relatable.' When the Glashtyn called him a horsefly, Mosk noted, ‘Yeah, trust me, you’re not telling me anything my family hasn’t told me.’ They talked for a time about the Glashtyn, Ash, Augus, and the Each Uisge, which Mosk found interesting, and Mosk sympathized with the Glashtyn's imprisonment inside Ash. The Glashtyn then threatened him away, before eating some of the marsh marigolds.

While in Dharnam, Mosk witnessed the Glashtyn attacking Julvia, and attempted to intervene. When Julvia fled, Mosk pursued her, to offer comfort, which Julvia appreciated. Mosk later discussed strategy with Gwyn, and checked in on him, which Gwyn appreciated, and then hugged him. When Mosk later went with Julvia to fetch food with her, he grew the plants himself, and said, ‘I should’ve been doing this for a while, sorry . . . I don’t- I’m not very… I’m not very considerate, am I?’ Julvia noted that he'd been through a great deal, and been around people who were inconsiderate of him. Mosk comforted her about Ash, and held her hand, and Julvia admitted she loved him, which Mosk was deeply touched by.

In their room, Mosk and Eran practiced blending their magic together by making a glyph for growth, and the results were far beyond what they'd expected: they covered the room in fire poppies.

Eran noted that holly reminded him of Mosk, because it grows berries even when it's cold and other plants aren't flowering or fruiting, it stands out, it's spiky, and it's 'the brightest thing' around. While wandering Dharnam with Mosk, they met a rassel family, who invited the pair to their home for dinner. Mosk suggested inviting Gwyn, which Barna agreed to, and the pair later returned to the rassel home with Gwyn and Julvia. While there, Mosk enlivened the family's garden, which he later explained would 'probably stay like this for at least a few decades.' He explained that he just wanted to help, and told Gwyn and the others, ‘I feel like it’s unfair, to only give that to them. I should go around to all of these houses. There’s so much more I could be doing, and… Does one garden really help?’ Gwyn explained, ‘It does . . . And I believe that it will likely provide for more than just that family. We stayed with generous people tonight, they won’t keep that bounty to themselves.’

As they walked, Julvia noted that Gwyn was part of *their* (Julvia, Mosk, and Eran's) family, and Mosk insisted that yes, Gwyn was part of their family, and he didn't have a choice in the matter.

Mosk later asked Julvia if he could blend his magic with hers. Julvia agreed to do it, and also talked about how her magic worked. Since Mosk needed to see what kind of magic she had, they dove into each other, and while Mosk saw the Dubna in Julvia's heart, Julvia saw the spirit of the Aur forest in Mosk's heart, which surprised Mosk.

Mosk went to meet Gwyn, and told Gwyn to talk with him as an advisor, since Gwyn didn't have anyone to talk to about things that weren't military planning. He then visited the Glashtyn, who suggested that Mosk use his magic to grow humans. Mosk knew he couldn't do it, but he wondered about human blood, and then went to Augus' rooms, where he pushed himself to grow a new tree - fleshfruit - filled 'with blood, encased in sacks of flesh.' Gwyn arrived, and confirmed it was human. The effort made Mosk sick, and knocked him unconscious 'for days.'

As Mosk slowly recovered, he felt guilty that the fleshfruit was only available to two fae he cared about, and not others, but Gwyn and Eran discouraged him from pushing himself too hard. Mosk was surprised by Gille Dubh and Luridan's arrival, but also sad, because of how it felt like seeing family again, in light of the loss of his blood family, though he couldn't fully process it at the time. Gille Dubh later gave him a ring, and Mosk could sense the magic in it, and was hesistant about wearing it, as 'he felt like he was roping himself to something he never wanted to remember.' Gille Dudh noted, ‘A special dryad who came across my loch . . . still healing, and still healing even today. Lightning can cleave the centre of a tree and cut in two, it will make scar tissue and grow anew. But that doesn’t mean it’s a journey of ease. Your Mamatree, it pleased me to meet her, and you as well, her son and seed and sapling now. The ring is but a humble thing, but I hope a connection to your family it will bring.’

Mosk was distressed, and tried avoiding thinking about his family, but while talking to Gille Dubh about his family and possible futures, and then wanting impossible things, he imagined what things would have been like if his family were with him still: 'All of them, mocking him? Turning away from him, everyone except for Chaley? All of them telling him that he should have done the right thing all along, and never tried to fight back against Olphix? Would they come back with the memory of being burned to death?' He considered not having to go through all the terrible things he'd gone through after they died, and realized he didn't want his family with him, and how their opinions of him might change if they could see all he'd gone through, and that he'd failed to kill Olphix and save them. Realizing all he'd lost, and all he could never have, and never change, and that what he'd gone through had been truly painful and horrible, drove him to the ground in grief over 'a loss too big to contain.'

Eran took him back to their room to try and comfort him, and when Mosk tried to make him happy instead, Eran brushed it aside, trying to figure out what was wrong. Mosk finally told him that he hated all that he'd gone through, with his family, with Olphix and Davix, and the taverns afterward where he'd been assaulted and used. He blamed himself for breaking the promise with Olphix and Davix, for causing all the deaths from the ice plague, for his family not loving him, and called himself worthless. At one point he said, ‘I keep trying to help everyone, . . . but sometimes I don’t know if any of them are worth it. And I hurt so much. I hurt so much, all the time. It never stops.’ Eran insisted, ‘You were never worthless, bright one. That’s why it hurts so much.’

Mosk relied heavily on Eran's support in the following days. When Augus woke, Mosk went to see him, and they talked a bit about Mosk's mental health. Augus requested Mosk bring Davix out again, and when Mosk did so, Gwyn and Augus interrogated Davix for Olphix's weaknesses. Gwyn later sought Mosk out to talk strategy, and Mosk asked was able to practice blending magic for a third time by working with Gwyn to make a charm 'that helps the fleshfruit grow fruit more easily.' This made the Raven Prince appear one last time from Mosk's pendant, when he told Mosk he had nothing more to teach Mosk like this. Mosk then worked on charms some more with Gwyn, and talked with Gwyn about being a function rather than a person, and how Gwyn's magic was actually beautiful, which made the wreck of it at present due to disuse even more painful. Gwyn was amazed and told Mosk he was grateful Mosk was in his life.

Mosk went to the markets to get a gift for Eran, to pay him back, and when Eran said he didn't have to, Mosk insisted, noting he didn't really have any money for a gift, and Eran noted that Mosk could just grow things for people, which Mosk hadn't thought of. Mosk helped Eran pick out coats, pointing out two that would suit him well. He also helped a little with Eran's bartering.

Later, when Gwyn came to Mosk and Eran's room drunk, Gwyn offered to promote them both to Inner Court status, for better protection, and to improve Mosk's magic even more. Mosk was hesitant because he didn't want to stay Inner Court forever, and accepted when Gwyn agreed, ‘If we vanquish Olphix, and we reopen the pathways between worlds, I will let you return to whatever status you wish.' Mosk's determination held him through much of the promotion, but he was eventually overcome by the sheer force of his own magic being empowered, and fell back senseless for a short time, before eventually awakening. He felt far more powerful.

Mosk was present when the Glashtyn changed back to Ash. He later lectured Ash about letting himself hunt the way he was supposed to, and to cooperate with the Glashtyn rather than imprison him, and how going on hating himself for what he was wasn't the right thing to do, which Mosk realized resonated with his opinions on himself, as well. Mosk noted that he felt for the Glashtyn's suffering, and was annoyed at what Ash was doing, and additionally annoyed when Ash turned the conversation back on Mosk, to try and comfort him for all he'd been through. When the Gancanagh appeared, Mosk chatted with him for a bit, and was able to get an up-close look at the Gancanagh's wee Bimble, curious about what it was.

Mosk later attended Evale with the rest of the city, where he watched in pride and love as Gwyn gave a speech, and Eran lit the mourning bonfire.

After talking with Davix about using Davix's magic, which Mosk had within him, Mosk experimented, and found that the magic was too large, and something that no one 'could stay sane with that much magic inside them.' He sought out Augus to talk about spirits of the land, and about how Mosk still planned to destroy the School of the Staff, as it was unsalvageable. Augus also talked about Mosk's family, and how they'd hurt Mosk. Mosk later visited Dharnam's centre, and communicated with the fox genius loci while dreamwalking, where he was seemingly unable to gain the creature's help, but also realized *he* was a genius loci. He asked for and obtained Julvia's help in the future for something big and risky related to their powers as genius loci.

Mosk and Eran clung to each other as they left Dharnam, and Mosk watched the other party members, worried about Gwyn's increased grimness, thinking over Ash's silence, and studying the eldritch nature of Zhitovar. He took Davix out for a brief walk during the journey, and while talking about forests, was reminded of who Davix was, and what he and Olphix had done, which unsettled Mosk, as Mosk had briefly forgotten. When the Nain Rouge rejoined them, playfully dangerous as ever, Mosk stood up to her before Eran, and she attacked him. When he didn't back down, and even laughed at her absurd banter, she seemed to approve, and left him alone.

As they traveled along, Mosk pulled Gwyn aside to talk privately, so Gwyn could explain what was wrong, though Gwyn was recalcitrant. To encourage him, Mosk repeated the speech Gwyn made at his debut, that the Unseelie 'are the shadows and darknesses upon the land', and 'grow *stronger* when the light fades', and that Gwyn would endure whatever came, and that Mosk would be there fighting along with him, along with the others in their group. When the School of the Staff, Fenwrel, and Gulvi joined their party, Mosk was hopeful that Gwyn remembered they weren't doing this alone.

Mosk grew angry, overwhelmed, and more worried as the army gathered and waited to face Olphix. He was unused to seeing so many people in one place, and worried that most or all of them would die in the coming battle, and particularly that he would lose Eran. Eran did his best to reassure him, pulling him aside for breaks, talking reassuredly, and holding him. Before the battle, Eran said, ‘We’re even closer to our ideal life . . . Can’t you tell?’ and Mosk took strength from Eran's belief.

Mosk went alone, invisible and quick, through the Falseheart Wilds to Olphix's tent, while Gwyn and the rest of their forces made their way by a different path. After Olphix emerged from his tent and vanished, Mosk used his magic to destroy the tent. When Olphix set a bomb off, Mosk threw up protective barriers over himself and Gwyn's people, absorbing the worst of the blast. Fenwrel and Taronis arrived to offer him their magic, which he was wary of, but accepted. Olphix then sent a serpent of flame at Mosk, and Mosk used the shared magic to fight back.

Mosk brought Davix forth, but kept him invisible. Olphix caught Mosk, burning him, and tried to steal his heartsong. Olphix destroyed a substantial portion of Mosk's left arm, but Mosk continued to fight, using acid plants to burn Olphix. He finally made Davix opaque, surprising Olphix. Olphix was instead furious at Mosk, assuming Davix was an illusion, and renewed his attacks on Mosk, successfully destroying Mosk's heartsong. Mosk's old heartsong of determination that he'd been taking back from the ice came back to support him, and he gave Davix more magic, which allowed Davix to convince Olphix he was real, allowing Mosk to sever Olphix's heartsong and take Olphix's magic. Mosk also snapped apart 'the curse that kept fae from teleporting to the human realm'. Then he watched the twins die.

Finally, Julvia approached him, and they merged their magic with what Mosk had taken from Olphix and Davix, and his and Julvia's connection to the Aur and Dubna respectively, and used all of it to form a new Aur forest, destroying themselves in the process.

While existing as the Aur forest, Mosk chose his Aur tree: holly. For a time, he existed as the forest, then appeared sometimes as a giant, eldritch fae. Eventually, he appeared before Eran and discarded the giant form, become himself once more, with his limbs fully intact. Eran helped Mosk reacclimate to being a more regular physical fae again, rather than a forest, and they spent much time in each other's company. Eran also caught Mosk up on all the news Eran knew that Mosk had missed while Mosk was a forest. Eventually they moved into the treehouse.

When the Raven Prince came to visit, Mosk was delighted to see him, and to learn magic from him. At one point, Mosk said he picked holly because, ‘Eran once said the plant reminded him of me.’ Mosk took the Raven Prince on a tour of the house, and Mosk said he'd be an apprentice, and would train at the treehouse. When Mosk joked about destroying the School of the Staff, the Raven Prince and Eran carefully attempted to dissuade him from that course of action, at least for the present.

Mosk and Eran planned to travel again, particularly to Dharnam, so Mosk could destroy the fleshfruit. Augus and Gwyn came to visit Eran and Mosk for a time, to talk about more news in the world, and just to see them. While speaking of statuses and fixed alignments, Mosk promised to break the curse Davix and Olphix had set in place over them someday. Mosk invited Gwyn to visit the Aur forest sometimes to work on magic, which Gwyn seemed pleased by. Mosk likewise invited both Gwyn and Augus to stay with them in the future, which the other two fae seemed pleased by.

## Special Abilities

### Fae Abilities

**Speaking to plants:** Like other dryads, before he was tortured, Mosk could speak to plants. Davix and Olphix took away many of his dryad abilities, including this ability.

**Plant revival:** Mosk can revive dead plants, e.g., those cut into other shapes, such the wood used for a bow. Mosk noted this might be uncommon in dryads, and at least difficult and requires intent when it does occur, so it's implied that Mosk being able to do it without thinking is a mark of how powerful he is.

**Flowerwalking:** Mosk can create flora (including flowers and trees) in his footsteps if he thinks about, and it's not that difficult for him. He noted that his mamatree could do it, but she was the only member of their family who could.

**Genius loci:** Mosk is a genius loci, which allows him to connect to the land.

**Dra'ocht:** After Mosk came back to life from being the Aur forest, 'Gwyn thought he spotted the nascent beginnings of Mosk’s dra’ocht, mischievous and uplifting all at once.'

### Magic

Mosk is already a very powerful magic user (but not a Mage, according to Not-Poignant), partially by dint of being a seventh son of a seventh son. Even on the Mantissa when first confronting Stertes, he was able to use his magic after Stertes attempted to nullify it.

Mosk can use invisibility, create wooden tentacles to use as weapons, create protective wooden domes. heal (though it doesn't come to him naturally), read others' memories, attack heartsongs, dreamwalk, detect, absorb, and blend magic. He struggles to make charms, but he can boost them. He also has the ability to take memories. He can grow any plants he knows of, and has also created two plants that exist nowhere else. He is also very good at reversing the magic of others.

Mosk also has a growing ability to recognize what heartsongs are just by feeling them out with his magic.

When he was promoted to Inner Court, Mosk's magic appeared as 'a spectrum of greens, with hints of violet, hints of midnight blue.'

### Skills

**Language:** Mosk knows a number of languages, include the language Brownies use. He also seems to be very good at learning new ones.

**Singing:** Mosk has a nice singing voice, and seems to enjoy singing, though he's very shy about it.

**Archery:** Mosk was skilled with a recurve bow, though he only shot inanimate objects.

## Relationships

#### Amaley Manytrees

Mosk loves his mamatree, and she taught him much about the deal his parents struck to save the Aur forest, but she also eventually despaired over what they would have to do when the debt was called in, and attempted to harden her heart against the loss while Mosk was yet with them, which hurt Mosk greatly.

#### Ash Glashtyn

Ash has an uneasy friendship with Mosk, and interrogated Mosk with dra'ocht, which made Ash one of the few members of the party to know many of Mosk's inner struggles. Mosk enjoyed Ash's dra'ocht so much that he didn't mind being interrogated. Ash is uncomfortable about manipulating him, and tries to help Mosk as he can. Mosk finds the Glashtyn interesting, and tried to befriend him, sympathizing with his captivity inside Ash. He knows the Glashtyn is dangerous, but doesn't fear him in the way he worries about Olphix, as the Glashtyn's monstrousness is understandable and part of his species. After getting to know the Glashtyn better, Mosk became more detached from Ash, feeling more for how the Glashtyn had been imprisoned for 3,000 years. After Mosk came back to life, Ash noted he's still angry with Mosk.

#### Augus Each Uisge

Mosk hated and feared Augus for his use of compulsions to interrogate Mosk as well as Augus' personality, and Augus often found Mosk too much of a mess for Augus to deal with - on top of Gwyn - but has often tried to make sure that Mosk is safe. They have slowly warmed up to each other a little, and when Mosk confided in Augus about his issues with Eran, Augus said that the others are watching Eran, as well. Mosk believed Augus was only friendly because he wanted Mosk's blood, and Mosk equated the blood-taking to being tortured by Olphix and Davix. Augus has also helped Eran and Mosk with their physicality, so that Eran can better avoid hurting Mosk. Both Mosk and Augus are now more favorable towards each other on a physically intimate level.

#### Awan

Mosk found Awan intense and intimidating, given Mosk's observance of Awan yelling orders. Awan was not observed punishing anyone, but his orders were obeyed. Awan often sought Mosk out to ask if Mosk needed help.

#### Chaley Manytrees

Chaley is the only family member Mosk had a truly positive relationship with, though he still loves all his family members. She cared for him, and stood up for him, and was supportive of him. Mosk thinks Eran would have fallen in love with Chaley rather than Mosk if they'd met. Mosk loves her deeply, and often thinks of her for comfort.

#### Chert Manytrees

Mosk was impressed with Chert's abilities and thought he was beautiful. But he also noted that 'Chert wasn’t so bad, you know. Well, he wasn’t that great, either.' Over time, Mosk's family, save Chaley, accepted that they would have to give Mosk up to Olphix, and so tried to distance themselves from caring for him. They did not stand up for him, and were often cruel to him. It's unclear where some of his siblings fell on the spectrum of supporting or being cruel to him, though Mosk said his brothers were particularly cruel. Mosk says that he 'had a falling out with half of' his family, which implies that of his eight siblings and two parents, he still got along somewhat with five of them, four of whom would not have been Chaley, Mallem, or likely Leaf, and two of whom at least would not have been his parents. Mosk still misses Chert.

#### Churielle

Churielle was a companion and guide for Mosk and Eran on the Mantissa. Mosk 'kind of liked her'.

#### Davix

After Davix tortured and nearly killed Mosk, Mosk became terrified of him. This later turned to murderous rage as Mosk came into his own power, and realized he could control and torture Davix himself while Davix is a ghost. Davix thinks little of Mosk, though the two are connected by magic. Even after Mosk got rid of the ice from the plague that he encountered, 'Davix was weaker than ever – maybe not even alive anymore – but Mosk feared the way Davix had reacted to the presence of his brother, feared that love and passion. He knew, in himself, how quickly he’d reacted to protect Eran from Stertes.' Mosk pities him, as well, though he is still afraid.

#### Ela Manytrees

Ela would often 'sit in the central circle [of the Manytrees family home] and embroider cushions or the edges of blankets. Sometimes they’d wake to a new spray of leaves laid down in delicate thread art.' Mosk found the sound of her working comforting. Eran noted that only Chaley, Amaley, and sometimes Mosk's brothers ever touched him before Olphix and Davix, implying that Ela and Imshiel in particular never touched him. It's unclear if Ela was one of Mosk's few family members to support him.

#### Eran Iliakambar

Eran is Mosk's partner and his dominant: he likes to make Mosk submit to him, and enjoys rendering Mosk helpless so Eran can take care of him. Eran feels protective towards Mosk, despite the fact that by *The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague*, Mosk is the stronger one in terms of raw power, and in some cases, emotional resilience. They have a complicated relationship, as they first started out as enemies who wanted to kill each other, and Mosk was initially Eran's captive, which is something - alongside pimping him out for one evening - Eran still feels guilt over. Eran cares for Mosk, but is also afraid for him (and of him), and concerned for how powerful he's becoming. Ultimately, Eran is Mosk's lover, friend and ally, and has been a guiding force in his life, helping him to open up and come out of his shell. Mosk has become more supportive over time, and wants to protect not only Eran, but also Eran's connection to his family and his heritage.

#### Fenwrel the Mouse-Maiden

Fenwrel is very sympathetic to Mosk, and often attempted to comfort and support him. Mosk was initially unsure of how to deal with her, but came to hate her for her use of magic as a Mage.

#### The Gancanagh

Mosk finds the Gancanagh's dra'ocht strange. He wanted to use the Gancanagh as a way to get out of his own head, and was frustrated at being stopped. The Gancanagh knew Mosk wasn't well, but doesn't pass up gifts when offered.

#### Gwyn ap Nudd

Mosk and Gwyn started off well when they met at the Masque, bonding over archery, but when they met again, Mosk became terrified of Gwyn, for Gwyn often had Mosk interrogated, or threatened to do so. They were at odds with each other as Mosk grew bolder and angrier at Gwyn's negligence, but bonded again while training their abilities together in combat. Gwyn now trusts Mosk's judgment and skill in combat, knowing that Mosk can protect himself and others. Mosk enjoys having Gwyn's trust and friendship. Mosk was also enraged that Gwyn didn't 'bother' to train his magic, seemingly placing more trouble on Mosk's shoulders, but once he realized more of what Gwyn had experienced and was doing, he became more protective of Gwyn. Gwyn has worked on being more open with Mosk. After talking with Mosk more, Gwyn noted, ‘I’m grateful you came into my life.’ Mosk loves him.

#### Harai

Harai told Mosk she liked him, particularly for the way he was certain his group would help Gwyn beat Olphix.

#### Imshiel Manytrees

Mosk loves his papatree, but he also eventually despaired over what they would have to do when the debt was called in, and attempted to harden his heart against the loss while Mosk was yet with them, which hurt Mosk greatly. Mosk learned to lie around him, particularly to hide the fact that Mosk was still training with the bow after Amaley told him to stop. When Leaf excluded Mosk from the family while telling a story, Imshiel 'turned away', without coming to Mosk's defense, and Mosk did not expect him to. After Mallem was cruel to Mosk and Mosk fled, Imshiel said something to Mallem, but it's unclear whether it was taking Mallem to task for his treatment of Mosk or something else. Eran noted that only Chaley, Amaley, and sometimes Mosk's brothers ever touched him before Olphix and Davix, implying that Ela Manytrees and Imshiel in particular never touched him. Mosk noted he and his papatree 'were never close.'

#### Im, Shiel, and Himshi Manytrees

Over time, Mosk's family, save Chaley, accepted that they would have to give Mosk up to Olphix, and so tried to distance themselves from caring for him. They did not stand up for him, and were often cruel to him. It's unclear where some of his siblings fell on the spectrum of supporting or being cruel to him, though Mosk said his brothers were particularly cruel. Mosk says that he 'had a falling out with half of' his family, which implies that of his eight siblings and two parents, he still got along somewhat with five of them, four of which would not have been Chaley, Mallem, or likely Leaf, and two of which at least would not have been his parents. Mosk still misses his family.

#### Julvia Dubna Vajat

Julvia reached out to Mosk often, offering to be a confidante like she was for Eran. Mosk was initially a little curious about her, and even somewhat friendly, but Mosk later found her tiresome and annoying, even hating her for being so mournful over the loss of Ondine, largely to displace his grief over his relationship with Eran. Julvia initially didn't like him much, but came to love him over time, particularly upon seeing his self-sacrifice. She's tried comforting him on many occasions, though she was largely only successful when Mosk was unconscious, and admitted she loves him. Mosk has started being kinder to her.

#### Leaf Manytrees

Once, Leaf told a story to the Manytrees family where he excluded Mosk as a member of the family, and no one in the family who was present (Chaley was not) challenged it. When Mallem noticed Mosk's upset, Mallem insulted Mosk for it, and although Amaley made a noise to make Mallem desist for a while, none of the family stood up for Mosk. Leaf also did pretended not to notice Mosk's distress over Mallem's words.

#### Luridan

Mosk is haunted by Luridan's words that Mosk is 'empty'. Luridan was alarmed by the absence of Mosk's heartsong, but was generally encouraging.

#### Mallem Manytrees

Although Mosk and Mallem had a caustic relationship and often argued, and Mosk hated how Mallem betrayed him to Olphix, Mosk still misses him, like the rest of Mosk's family. Mosk also thinks that Mallem loved him, at least a little bit, but less than the other Manytrees familymembers did. Mosk also believes Mallem hated him, and, although Mosk was hurt by it, Mosk thinks Mallem had the right of it. 'Mallem's angry stares" were part of what made Mosk incredibly uncomfortable around his family. Mallem was also the first to tell Mosk he didn't matter. Mosk also states that part of the reason for their difficult relationship was that it conflicted with Mallem's duties, because Mosk "upset the peace" and "Mallem didn't know how to fix it", so he turned it into hatred.

#### The Nain Rouge

Mosk stood up to her when she made to attack Eran a second time, and when she attacked Mosk instead, he still stood up to her, and even laughed at her banter, seeming to gain her approval.

#### King Oengus Og

Mosk disliked Oengus because of Oengus' Mage abilities, and found him intrusive, though Oengus, realizing he'd crossed a boundary with Mosk, apologized, and did his best to make Mosk comfortable. Eran thinks that Oengus viewed Mosk 'as an empty vessel that once held magic' rather than as a person, based on Oengus' comments during Olphix's trespass.

#### Olphix

After Olphix tortured and nearly killed Mosk, Mosk became terrified of him. Mosk later came to hate him, and was prepared to kill him in battle. Olphix thought little of Mosk.

#### Ondine

Julvia noted that Ondine liked Mosk, and saw Mosk in Julvia's future, where Mosk would ask if Julvia would talk to her about something big and risky involving Mosk and Julvia's powers as genius loci.

#### The Raven Prince

The Raven Prince implied that he possibly encountered Mosk while the former was in his mindless raven form, and Mosk mistook him for another animal, and spoke to him, which possibly encouraged the Raven Prince to start conversation with Mosk on the Mantissa.

The Raven Prince and Mosk are both seventh sons of seventh sons, and were also both tortured by Olphix and Davix, which helped them bond on the Mantissa. The Raven Prince also taught Mosk a bit during their time together, and Mosk considers the Raven Prince his second friend, and loves him, deeply. The Raven Prince is very fond of Mosk, as well, and views him as a friend, even saying 'I'm going to miss you' before he leaves. He also finds Mosk's magic fascinating.

#### Stertes

Stertes is surprised and interested in Mosk early on, whether it is from Mosk's knowledge of sea plants or Mosk's beauty and status as a submissive, and Mosk frequently confides him, and enjoys learning about the sea from him. Mosk even enjoys arguing with him, and Stertes seems to appreciate Mosk's bluntness. Stertes did give Mosk questionable advice, suggesting he leave Eran at one point because, 'That’s what love is, isn’t it? You have to let go of the ones you love sometimes, and if they *really* care, they’ll come back.' Stertes also takes advantage of Mosk's mental conflict over his relationship with Eran in order to sleep with him.

Mosk's anger over Stertes' harassment of Eran causes Mosk to threaten Stertes. Stertes' refusal to back down only further angers Mosk. Although Mosk ultimately kills Stertes to protect Eran and to channel his anger at the fae, upon reflection, Mosk is just sad about the whole thing, and regrets it, as he could only see the good moments they'd had, and that Stertes was just as broken as everyone is.

#### Tesha

Tesha grew quickly attached to Mosk, and 'seemed very pleased that Mosk had elected to sit next to her.'

#### Taronis

Although Taronis was initially polite to Mosk, Mosk was hostile and somewhat patronizing to Taronis. Taronis was so enraged he attempted to attack Mosk to reprimand him. Mosk noted that Taronis reminds him of Stertes.

## Quotations

* Eran, to Gwyn and Augus: 'Maybe if you want him to volunteer information to you in the future, stop using the compulsions on him. If he used to be gentle and shy, then like, why not treat him like he used to be that?'
* 'No one ever had any expectations of Mosk. Well, they had one expectation, and it was something Mosk had spent his whole life fighting back against.'
* 'I don’t know if I’m a dryad,’ Mosk said. ‘Sometimes you just don’t know.’ *But I’m glad you’re here with me, anyway*.'
* 'He didn’t know how to say that he’d go anywhere with Eran, if he used the right tone of voice.'
* Uhina: 'It’s good to push yourself. But it’s good to rest too. They say you have no heartsong, which must be impossible, because you climb like you have something in there.'
* 'I like how you show care,’ Eran said. ‘Even when you don’t want to.'
* To Davix: 'The first person I ever killed was you, and it was self-defence. Don’t compare me to the both of you. I’m going to eat your legacy, and when I see Olphix, I will do what should have been done to him tens of thousands of years ago. And I will not let you unite, even in death.'
* To the Raven Prince: 'You could strip me of my magic like they did, and do it more than once, and make me strong enough to kill them easily. You could make me stronger than them!'
* About Olphix and Davix: 'Maybe someone needs to be like them to defeat them.'
* 'No,’ Mosk said. ‘It’s what I do. It’s what I am.'
* About Eran: 'I just want people to take care of him. Because, like, he’s very strong-minded and determined about things, but he lost his family, and he’s a fire fae on the sea. Like, I know he talks to Augus sometimes, about stuff, but I just think he needs people looking out for him.’ *And I can’t do it*.'
* 'And you can punish me forever, for who I am,’ Mosk said, his voice hoarse. ‘Forever. Don’t you know they would have done it too? My entire existence has been a punishment! My birth was a fucking punishment! And when you did it too, I knew I could never make you happy, not as I am, not like this. And Stertes said you would be h-happier if I let you go, and he said that would be the right thing to do and he wouldn’t leave me alone and then by the time…by the time… It just didn’t matter anymore. Nothing mattered. . . . I felt nothing, I don’t even remember it. And it’s funny, it’s so funny, I knew how badly it would hurt you and it seemed like such a good idea at the time, and then I realised how much it would hurt you after and it was like- Why would I do that? Why would I think that was a good idea? And what could I do? It was already done. I missed you. I missed you before it happened.'
* Eran: 'There’s nothing wrong with you,’ Eran said automatically. ‘You’re still learning about your magic and your abilities, but from the way they spoke, the tree is healthy. It’s loved. That’s better than dying, isn’t it?'
* It’s not,’ Eran said. ‘That’s not worse! What he did to you matters, Mosk! I don’t care if you’re used to it, or you think it’s okay because it’s you, but it’s not okay.'
* 'We must be like nothing, to you,’ Mosk said, feeling stupid. ‘You have all of that.'
* The Raven Prince: 'I think it’s quite appropriate to be scared of that magic of yours. But what a marvel, Mosk Manytrees. What a marvel you are.'
* 'Mosk Manytrees,’ the Raven Prince said, dropping his hand, ‘you are already unmaking yourself. You are a vessel for hatred and growing malevolence. It hurts to be more than that, I know. And I do not think bravery is your strong suit. This too, I know. But I beseech you quietly – but earnestly – to remember that it is not truly in your nature to hurt people for the sake of hurting them. This is something you’ve learned, from people who had no right to teach it to you.'
* 'I can’t turn my magic off, I’m sorry. I know it feels bad.'
* 'You don’t need my love! . . . It’s stupid! And bad! What are you going to do with that? It’s worthless.'
* Eran: 'You make me want to grow. And to…meet you where you are, and help us both go forward. I’m doing a terrible job of explaining it. I feel a kind of…intense, scary thing when I’m with you sometimes. And it is scary! You can hurt me like no one else can because I care so much about what you think. But then, you can make me happy like no one else has, because of that care. And I don’t know what makes that love instead of just…liking someone. Whether it’s intensity or frequency, I’ve never thought about it before.'
* The Raven Prince: 'I look forward – with some trepidation – to what you may grow into. If we are at all lucky, you will learn to dance upon the path you walk, instead of treading on it with such heavy steps. Mosk, I know you have been shattered, but the world will not wait for you to rebuild yourself.'
* Eran: 'Mosk loved him. Mosk, beneath all the junk that people had piled on top of him, loved beautifully.'
* 'I did what you were supposed to do . . . Weren't you? Didn't you come because you felt whatever thing Kabiri made between you and Eran? But you always come too late. You weren't there for us when the miskatin nearly *ate* us, but I got us free. You haven't been there for us for most of this journey. Even when you're here, you're not really here. And because of that, *look* at what you let happen to him!'
* Augus: 'I’m very proud of you for letting me do that. I know you didn’t want to, but you did it anyway. That’s very generous. . . . We’ve been terrible to you. And you know it, but you think that’s just the way it is, don’t you?'
* “…You don’t know,’ Mosk said. ‘You don’t know what I’ve done.”
* Julvia, to Eran about Mosk: 'He’d take almost nothing, in exchange for what he gives back. Don’t give him almost nothing, Eran Iliakambar. Let him have more.'
* Augus to Eran: 'I know Mosk’s issue with touch has made it difficult in the past, and it may have made you reticent, Eran. I know there are extenuating circumstances, but he’s also not hard to comfort. His aloofness and remoteness are not that he’s rejecting people, I don’t think he understands he can have things like this.’
* Eran to Mosk: ‘Do you know how easy it is to love you now that I know how?’
* To Eran: ‘Then you have to tell me things that aren’t easy sometimes, too,’ Mosk said. . . . I know I used to be awful to you, about you losing your family, about you being an orphan,’ Mosk said, clearing his throat. ‘But I don’t want to use anything you’ve been through against you. I’ve been trying to change. I’ve been saying those things less, haven’t I? If you wanted, you could tell me more about what hurts you.’
* To Eran about Stertes: ‘I hate talking about what happened to me,’ Mosk said one day . . . ‘I hate it because it sucked. You’re meant to hate talking about it, Eran. Because it sucked. Like, what, you’re meant to feel fine about it one day? Nothing about it was fine. You’re never going to feel like what he did was okay when it wasn’t. He was really mean, he targeted you not once, but over and over again. It was malicious. And you know he’d be so happy to know he got to you like this.’
* ‘Everyone would have been able to see the injustice of it. They would have…given you room to be upset about this. It’s not small, Eran.’
* Mosk: ‘My voice isn’t like yours, Eran.’ ‘I know, it’s *your* voice. I want to hear *you* sing.’
* ‘I’ll find a way,’ Mosk said. ‘I don’t need to be the world’s best War General. I don’t even need to be as good as Olphix. I killed his brother when I had no magic, *no heartsong,* and I’m- I’ve proven that I’m already plenty good at k-killing people when I… When I put my mind to it. . . . That’s why I’m here, isn’t it? Come on, I know why. You would never have taken me in the beginning when I could hardly talk or *do* anything. You were all hoping for a silver bullet, or whatever, and now you’ve got one. Even Gwyn knows it. So if the School of the Staff gives us nothing – and those shithole Master Mages probably won’t – it doesn’t matter. I have a heartsong. I have magic. I nearly got the upper hand over Olphix last time.’
* 'The others looked at him at once, and Mosk didn’t feel even a glimmer of guilt. He’d never feel whole or okay about the innocent family he’d killed; he’d cleaved a part of his very being with that act. But when it came to Davix, he knew only a sense of justice, and he knew he’d feel the same when he tore down the School. He wasn’t strong enough yet, but he would be one day.'
* 'Maybe, if Gwyn had actually bothered to train his magic, Mosk wouldn’t have to be the one worrying constantly about how he was going to deal with Olphix. Maybe Gwyn would have been strong enough to stop Davix and Olphix centuries ago. He seemed like that kind of person.'
* 'He would do anything, lose anything, sacrifice anything if it meant that Eran could live.'
* 'It was stupid to want to save Gwyn from himself, to save him from that heartsong, but he wanted to do it. Mosk’s magic was impossible, wasn’t it? It was strong, and it was getting stronger all the time. He’d already killed Davix. Maybe he could do it. Maybe he could confront Olphix successfully, and then he could gloat that Gwyn didn’t have to sacrifice himself after all. He thought that would feel quite good, compared to whatever Gwyn seemed to have planned for himself. . . . He didn’t think he’d feel like yelling at Gwyn about anything, any time soon.'
* 'They linked fingers together, and Eran’s chest clenched. More and more it was like this. Mosk showing him trust. Even though he was scared, and sometimes crippled with guilt after what he’d done to that family in Oswal-Tay.'
* Eran to Mosk: ‘Yeah, but now you’re like, so powerful with magic. You can do this too, Mosk. It’s normal to hit plateaus, you know? When you’re learning something new, sometimes it all seems easy and then you plateau and it’s annoying, but that’s part of it. But…keep trying different things. I don’t think the Raven Prince would have asked you to do something impossible.’
* To Eran: ‘I love you too,’ Mosk said, the words small and careful, like he wasn’t sure of himself.
* 'Eran knew that Mosk was deliberately disavowing the debt. It was so simple, and yet there it was, Mosk gently unlooping the rope of that connection between them and leaving their friendship debt-free. He squeezed Mosk’s hand. . . . It didn’t surprise Eran. Mosk had been ruined by debt, especially the debt his family owed Olphix, and the horrible promise they’d made to him.'
* Eran to Mosk: 'There’s nothing boring about you, Mosk. One day I’m going to teach you all the dances I know, but if you don’t want to dance today, then we won’t dance today.’
* Eran: 'He thought of Mosk’s inherent nobility, his power, how he’d used all that magical might to save their lives repeatedly in Oswal-Tay.'
* To Eran: ‘No one has loved me like you do,’ Mosk whispered, words he’d said before, still fragile and filled with wonder.
* ‘By Kabiri, the things I would do for you,’ Eran breathed. ‘I’d build a house for us. A home. I’d invite everyone I’d ever met to see how beautiful you are. I’m not the warrior I thought I’d be, and I don’t know that I’m… I don’t know that I’m enough for-’ Mosk placed fingertips on Eran’s hand where it rested over the cuff in the box. ‘I don’t know if you always felt this way,’ Mosk said, ‘but you’re enough, Eran.’ ‘I want to get better at taking care of you.’ ‘I mean, I feel the same way,’ Mosk said, a single burst of laughter sounding more like a sob.
* ‘I like belonging to you,’ Mosk said finally, curling forwards and pressing his forehead to Eran’s chest.
* To Eran: ‘I don’t think I’ve ever been happy. I don’t know that my life was ever happy, like yours.’
* 'Eran was his hearth.'
* To Eran: ‘I wish Augus wasn’t hurting *so* much. I know he didn’t do it on purpose. Don’t be angry with him, okay? Okay? It wasn’t like with Gwyn, when he just wasn’t paying attention. Augus is hurting. How can any of this have a good ending? How is any of this a good story?’
* To Eran: ‘The paradox of knowing we have to go fast to kill Olphix, while knowing we can’t go fast because of Julvia, Augus, Ash, and well, me.’
* To Eran: ‘I can’t tell you how much I want to kill him and get it over with,’ Mosk said. ‘But I’m so scared of…all of it.’
* Mosk to Eran about the Manytrees family: ‘I was an inconvenience. I couldn’t stay, I was going to make them sad, and I was a blip in the family timeline. A story they all wanted to stop being told and couldn’t wait to end.'
* Eran to Mosk: 'You could try and relax, though it seems like you’ve never done it in your life!’
* Eran: 'Do trees ever sleep in their forests?’ ‘This tree might,’ Mosk said.
* ‘I don’t know who I am anymore,’ Mosk said. ‘I used to be a pacifist, and now I’m not that. But I don’t want to hurt anyone in the ways I used to, I don’t want to kill anyone because it’s easy. I thought I did. Sometimes I… Sometimes I do want that. But deep down it feels bad. Except for Davix. And Stertes. I can’t regret them, Eran. And maybe that makes me evil, but I can’t regret them.’
* *'I’ll do it,* Mosk thought. *I’ll save the world for us. Just watch me.* If only willpower and certainty – the old ghost of a now-dead heartsong – was enough to make it happen. Mosk took a huge breath and sighed it out and realised he didn’t care. Not tonight. He felt strong enough to make it happen. He felt strong enough to change, and keep changing, until the world became what he needed it to be.'
* ‘Trust me,’ Mosk said, feeling flushed and warm and a little bit giddy at how easily Eran had said he trusted him. But Mosk had to do right by that trust as well.
* 'Mosk walked cautiously closer to the gelding and held out his fingers. Mosk grew grass at his feet, and the horse bent down and lipped at it, then ate happily, and Mosk smiled briefly. But his mood passed when he looked at the rest of them with the same concern they all felt.'
* Eran: ‘I know things have gotten harder for me recently, but I’m so grateful for you. So happy you’re on this path with me.’ Flowers bloomed in Mosk’s chest and gut, their pollen and nectar coated his insides with sweetness. ‘I’ve never punched a waterhorse,’ Mosk said. ‘But I’ll do it if you want.’
* To Julvia: ‘But believe I’m going to do everything I can to make this world a better place again. And that means making it safe for Eran, and making it safe for the King, and that means getting rid of Olphix, and for things to be okay for Gwyn, I have to make sure Augus can feed, which means somehow…I have to undo that spell over the world, and I will. I *will.* And Ash will be able to feed again, and he won’t be like this, he’ll be like he was before.’
* To Mosk: ‘I was going to say you’re like a weed,’ Julvia said, then smiled. ‘What is a weed but a plant that isn’t welcomed even though it sank its roots down into a new home? But voracious and strong, and vigorous and powerful. They have poor reputations, but they’re survivors. I believe in your power.’
* 'Mosk thought of Gwyn’s new heartsong of sacrifice and thought there was a little too much willingness in their group to die for other people. It annoyed him, because while he understood the sentiment and certainly had embraced it himself only a few months ago, it didn’t seem helpful.'
* To Julvia: ‘Dying for people is stupid.’
* 'Gwyn looked at him, there was something in his expression that was almost proud, and certainly pleased, and Mosk felt that all the way in his chest, squeezing him tight. It was terrible to realise he’d do anything to make Gwyn look at him that way again, terrible to realise he didn’t think he’d ever seen his mamatree or papatree regard him that way. Not a single moment in his entire life.'
* ‘Mosk Manytrees,’ Gwyn said. ‘You may be my subject, and I your King, but you…are also my friend. And a good one at that.’
* Julvia to Mosk: 'You are growing into the most beautiful tree.’
* ‘You’re part of our family,’ Mosk said to Gwyn. ‘You belong to us. There’s nothing you can do about it because it’s not your choice. You probably wouldn’t really choose us as family anyway. It doesn’t matter because you have us. And you probably wouldn’t want to be like a father to us, and that’s fine, because we don’t want that either. We’re family. We’re going to look after *you*. . . . I mean it . . . Because this is something we get to choose, don’t we? All of us are orphans, Gwyn. You get to be our family. You wouldn’t say no to three orphans, would you?’
* ‘-Why do you think I’ll forget about you?’ Gwyn said, looking faintly hurt. ‘Why would I do that?’ ‘Well…’ Mosk stared at him. ‘Because… Won’t you?’ ‘You?’ Gwyn said, in amazement, ‘who has kept me company while training? Who has shared his blood with Augus gracefully, over and over again? Who will listen to me on matters of strategy, who discourses with Davix as though that were normal? Do you have any concept of who you are?’
* ‘I don’t like who I am,’ Mosk said, feeling stupid admitting this to Gwyn, who might just agree with him. ‘I don’t like that I can do these things. I don’t want to be this person.’
* 'Eran took his hand, and Mosk smiled weakly at him, but he couldn’t rid himself of the feeling that he was dragging something heavy behind him like a weary carthorse. He wanted to cut the ropes, wanted to put the load down, he didn’t even know what he carried.'
* 'He remembered Gwyn talking gravely about the loss of the Aur forest, about it hurting the whole world. But no one seemed to care about what it had done to him. People talked about the desert, and the afrit, and the ambaros, and Sounhaqh, and it was as though the Aur forest was invisible like Mosk sometimes, like his family were made to be mourned. They treated him like a foregone conclusion. He treated his own life that way. Eran was one of the only ones that wanted more for him. But even when Mosk began to think they might make it, he didn’t reach for the idea of impossible things.'
* To Eran: ‘I had no faith in any fae at all when I met you,’ Mosk said. ‘The only one I trusted was Chaley. I loved others, but love isn’t faith, or trust, or safety.’
* To Mosk: '‘You are nothing like a poison,’ Eran said, so firmly it was like being chastised.'
* 'He had the strangest urge to crawl into the bed next to Augus and disappear for a while.'
* 'But the truth was, in that moment, he thought maybe he loved them all, and he didn’t know how to contain it or speak it or hold onto it, and he was terrified it would leave, so he closed his eyes and focused on Eran instead.'
* To Davix: '‘I’m quite good at reversals,’ Mosk said.'
* Davix: '‘You are cursed with creativity'.
* To Gwyn: 'Two hundred years,’ Mosk said, his voice flat. ‘Two hundred years, and I wasn’t a person to them, I was a function. . . . I still don’t want to be a function. And I don’t want you to be either.’
* *‘Mosk Manytrees, it is a Season of Turning. It is time for the world to change. And you, my weedy world-changer, are at the centre of it. Don’t turn yourself into someone I have to destroy. What a waste of my time. But, ah, you grow the most beautiful versions of plants. Give yourself that gift, Mosk. Farewell, my friend.’*
* Eran: ‘You mean to say that you can grow just about any plant in the world, and make it live for centuries, and you haven’t thought to offer this to people?’ ‘I can’t make people give me stuff for something I do that easily!’ Mosk said, sounding scandalised. And then a moment later: ‘Oh, actually, maybe I could. I just didn’t think about it. It’s annoying that you thought of it first.’
* On Eran's ochre coat: 'As they walked away, Mosk pressed up close to him, snuggling into the coat that Eran had immediately put on. ‘It’s so soft,’ he said. [Eran:] ‘You like it? I could get you one.’ ‘No, that’s too warm. I like you in it. You’re like a soft toy.’
* ‘Do I look like I think it’s easy? I’m someone who thinks there’s only really one path for you where you might have a real chance to be *happy.* Because you hate yourself. You don’t just hate your waterhorse, your hate this version of yourself as well. You came back not relieved, but full of self-loathing. Like, trust me, I’ve been there. But you’re way older than me, and you haven’t gotten your family killed, you haven’t inadvertently been the cause of the fucking ice plague and who knows how many deaths, and I’m sure you think I shouldn’t hate myself every second of every day either. I’m not biologically anything more than an Aur dryad, and I’m still one of the most destructive things I’ve ever met. You’re just a fucking waterhorse, Ash. It’s fine.’
* To Mosk: 'Be careful how hard you clutch onto that poison.’
* To Gwyn: ‘You don’t have to have hope . . . Look, you’re still taking us there, you haven’t run away, even if you feel it in every piece of yourself. How can I not want to worship you as my King? How can I not respect and love you? But how can you think you’re doing this alone? And how can you think we’re not here with you, every step of the way? Whatever you carry, I’m carrying it too. I know, as soon as Olphix sees me, that he might simply wave his hand and snuff me out of existence. And I have a lot of things I’m trying or learning to make sure that doesn’t happen, but it’s not like I can test myself against *Olphix.* I’m just…going to have to find out on the day.’
* To Gwyn: '‘Remember . . . we grow stronger when the light fades. Even when you don’t feel stronger.’
* ‘I can’t do this,’ he said. ‘I can’t do this. What were they thinking? No one can defeat Olphix. No one can. Why are we here?’ Mosk looked at Eran, at his wide amber eyes, his beautiful face, his stubble that was more overgrown than usual because he hadn’t shaved. ‘I can’t lose you.’
* 'Mosk considered Eran, all his fire energy, and thought this hybrid fae, this beautiful being was the one who had helped him solder himself back together again. He never thought he’d be grateful for fire, but he was grateful for Eran, and it was the same, wasn’t it?'
* *'You burned everything that mattered to me, and I still fell in love with a fire fae.'*
* To Eran: ‘Don’t wait for me,’ Mosk said over and over again. His face crumpled into tears. ‘Don’t wait for me.’
* Gwyn to Eran, about Mosk: ‘But that boy is a marvel and worked miracles where no one else could even dream them.’
* The Raven Prince about the School of the Staff: '‘Mosk, I agree that septic place needs some change.’ ‘Like a bomb,’ Mosk muttered.'
* To Gwyn: ‘We defeated Olphix. But we were all defeated.’
* To Gwyn, about the Glashtyn: ‘Monsters don’t really scare me anymore'.

## Trivia

* Mosk is ~200 years old in the story present.
* The bow Mosk accidentally started growing with his dryad abilities on the Mantissa, which Gwyn threw into the ocean, turned into a large hickory tree. Many fish shelter in its leaves.
* Mosk delayed his own coming of age ceremony in part because he couldn't tell which tree was his, since he loved so many.

## Image Gallery

Fanart of Mosk Manytrees sitting in the crow's nest on the Mantissa by sic-sempervirens https://sic-sempervirens.tumblr.com/post/663171885212811264/mosk-manytrees-a-gentle-herb-belonging-toFanart of Mosk Manytrees by suis0u https://suis0u.tumblr.com/post/628310263079305216/the-moss-boy-is-finish-character-byFanart of Eran Iliakambar and Mosk Manytrees by suis0u https://suis0u.tumblr.com/post/183791311858/i-love-these-boys-both-characters-byArt of Mosk Manytrees and Eran Iliakambar by Em / Papayaparty https://thedoublepp.tumblr.com/post/179101131651/part-1-of-my-commission-for-the-amazing-pia-moskFanart of Mosk Manytrees by Em / Papayaparty https://thedoublepp.tumblr.com/post/168468280661/whos-this-loserFanart of Mosk Manytrees by roncheg https://roncheg.tumblr.com/post/630721484928761856/thats-another-character-by-not-poignant-moskFanart of The Raven Prince and Mosk Manytrees by deepseabed https://deepseabed.tumblr.com/post/188614881947/faedom-week-day7-free-day-so-this-is-the-art-iFanart of Mosk Manytrees and Eran Iliakambar by intheendlessbluewine from "The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas, Chapter 1: The Past Revisited" https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/181252892884/when-your-hot-bed-ridden-bf-cant-maintain-hisFanart of Mosk Manytrees by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/183339188169/glow-worm-is-love-not-poignant-is-lifeFanart of Eran Iliakambar and Mosk Manytrees by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/182622242879/committing-to-this-revision-because-i-am-wayFanart of Mosk Manytrees by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/616165614458961920/poisonous-bb-not-poignant-come-get-your-childFanart of Mosk Manytrees by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/177365457084/i-ship-him-with-happinessFanart of Mosk Manytrees by intheendlessblue https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/619038151874330624/rolly-eye-mosk-is-tiding-me-over-for-pin-up-moskFanart of Mosk Manytrees and Eran Iliakambar by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/615584744610086912/the-babesssss-gotta-love-that-good-relationshipFanart of Eran Iliakambar in true-form and Mosk Manytrees by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/614163866031718400/who-knew-id-like-this-way-better-with-traditionalFanart of Eran Iliakambar and Mosk Manytrees kissing by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/189622699269/not-poignant-youve-hurt-us-now-please-comfortFanart of Mosk Manytrees by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/187103324244/i-love-this-boy-i-cant-help-it-please-hug-himFanart of Eran Iliakambar growling in true-form and Mosk Manytrees by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/182834728719/the-obsession-continues-dying-at-that-lastFanart of Mosk Manytrees and Eran Iliakambar in true-form by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/182648372694/he-looked-if-you-want-to-see-a-bunch-of-monstersFanart of Mosk Manytrees with the verkhwin shell and Eran Iliakambar by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/179883367059/softsoftsofts-caution-hott-thanks-again-forFanart of Eran Iliakambar and Mosk Manytrees dancing by intheenedlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/179388674779/v-prancy-thank-you-not-poignant-for-these-softFanart of Mosk Manytrees with eyeliner by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/173996796069/did-someone-say-mosk-in-eyeliner-tree-bebFanart of Eran Iliakambar holding Mosk Manytrees by intheendlessbluewine https://intheendlessbluewine.tumblr.com/post/171662173409/good-boys-curtesy-of-not-poignantFanart of Mosk Manytrees by Chi-Arts https://chi-arts.tumblr.com/post/180212956080/i-need-all-of-you-to-go-and-read-the-ice-plague-byFanart of Mosk Manytrees and Eran Iliakambar by Chi-Arts https://chi-arts.tumblr.com/post/176449880435/i-wanted-to-practice-a-cartoonish-style-and-seemsFanart of Mosk Manytrees and Davix by brenoftarth from "The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas, Chapter 1: The Past Revisited" https://brenoftarth.tumblr.com/post/183205092469/stranger-i-sorely-beg-of-you-but-have-you-seenFanart of eye shots of Mosk Manytrees and Eran Iliakambar by brenoftarth https://dabbinghawks.tumblr.com/post/168692531896/quick-eye-practice-that-somehow-turned-into-moskFanart of Mosk Manytrees by Feral https://bightmarks.tumblr.com/post/636765449850404864/the-fool-reversed-chaos-risk-takingFanart of Mosk Manytrees by justsomeperson1920 https://www.instagram.com/p/BrYgZP5AmbM/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_linkFanart of Mosk Manytrees and Eran Iliakambar under a fire-colored blanket by bluedooratthebeach https://bluedooratthebeach.tumblr.com/post/665448787604570112/eran-and-mosk-eran-and-mosk-eran-and-mosk-eran-andFanart of Gwyn ap Nudd, Augus Each Uisge, Mosk Manytrees, and Eran Iliakambar leaning on each other by justsomeperson1920 https://www.instagram.com/justsomeperson1920/Mosk Manytrees and The Raven Prince on the Mantissa by KoiKalico https://mythoughtfulwindow.tumblr.com/post/708375398931709952/still-reading-not-poignants-fae-tales-verse-and
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33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 12 December 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/51951565. Chapter 21: Reaffirmation.
34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 19 November 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/67599242. Chapter 7: Bad Habits.
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37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 not\_poignant. "All That We Were, All That We Will Ever Be." *The Fae Tales Verse - canon extras. Archive of Our Own,* 7 September 2022. https://archiveofourown.org/works/40955040/chapters/104225631. Chapter 5.
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40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 19 January 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/30758403. Chapter 13: Captured.
41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 41.2 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 28 October 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/86595049. Chapter 18: The Silent Dances.
42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 19 March 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/55596259. Chapter 28: Farewell.
43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 29 March 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/43252853. Chapter 3: Pushed Over.
44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 27 April 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/33382401. Chapter 20: Night Terrors.
45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7 45.8 45.9 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 6 February 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/53990812. Chapter 25: Reversals.
46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 12 February 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/31092864. Chapter 14: Breaking Apart.
47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 7 October 2017. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/27929826. Chapter 4: Splendour.
48. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 23 September 2017. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/27605331. Chapter 3: The Not-Quite Incubus.
49. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 21 October 2017. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/28296177. Chapter 5: Animosity.
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51. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 9 December 2017. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/29615421. Chapter 10: The World Forest.
52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 12 March 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/31845930. Chapter 16: Leave Be.
53. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 16 March 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/32210853. Chapter 17: So It Is.
54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 54.3 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 13 April 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/33001740. Chapter 19: Stronger Than Love.
55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 55.2 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 1 June 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/34291400. Chapter 21: Truths Will Out.
56. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 15 June 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/34608941. Chapter 22: Twisting and Turning.
57. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 13 July 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/35433111. Chapter 24: Blessings in Disguise.
58. ↑ 58.0 58.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 21 September 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/37471571. Chapter 29: Don't Look.
59. ↑ 59.0 59.1 59.2 59.3 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 3 January 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/42417629. Chapter 1: The Past Revisited.
60. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 6 June 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/45419827. Chapter 7: Tell Me a Story.
61. ↑ 61.0 61.1 61.2 61.3 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 5 July 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/46372144. Chapter 9: Lies of Omission.
62. ↑ 62.0 62.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 15 August 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/48027538. Chapter 12: A Liar and the Truth.
63. ↑ 63.0 63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 30 August 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/48516644. Chapter 13: The Glory of the House of Atros.
64. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 13 September 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/48959894. Chapter 14: Too Far.
65. ↑ 65.0 65.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 24 October 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/50374646. Chapter 17: Just Like You.
66. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 7 November 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/50852635. Chapter 18: Long Past Due.
67. ↑ 67.0 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 9 January 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/52978921. Chapter 23: The Sea of Sculptures.
68. ↑ 68.0 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 23 January 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/53470720. Chapter 24: Bound Together.
69. ↑ 69.0 69.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 2 April 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/56194975. Chapter 29: Fury Unleashed.
70. ↑ 70.0 70.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 28 May 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/58918213. Chapter 33: End of an Era.
71. ↑ 71.0 71.1 71.2 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 3 September 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/63940123. Chapter 1: The Ice and the Dryad.
72. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 10 September 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/64279591. Chapter 2: The Deserted City.
73. ↑ 73.0 73.1 73.2 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 24 September 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/64933999. Chapter 3: A Little Flame.
74. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 5 November 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/66966274. Chapter 6: Intrusions.
75. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 3 December 2020. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/68206945. Chapter 8: The Ratcatcher of Hameln.
76. ↑ 76.0 76.1 76.2 76.3 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 5 August 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/82025380. Chapter 12: Come Back To Me.
77. ↑ 77.0 77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.5 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 2 September 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/83586277. Chapter 14: The King and the Hybrid.
78. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 30 September 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/85040659. Chapter 16: Trowna.
79. ↑ 79.0 79.1 79.2 79.3 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 14 October 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/85843123. Chapter 17: Singing Silver.
80. ↑ 80.0 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.6 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 25 November 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/88041001. Chapter 20: A Magical World.
81. ↑ 81.0 81.1 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.7 81.8 81.9 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 9 December 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/88760557. Chapter 21: Hungers.
82. ↑ 82.00 82.01 82.02 82.03 82.04 82.05 82.06 82.07 82.08 82.09 82.10 82.11 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 23 December 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/89500210. Chapter 22: Just For Us.
83. ↑ 83.0 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6 83.7 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 6 January 2022. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/90349834. Chapter 23: Collapse.
84. ↑ 84.0 84.1 84.2 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 3 February 2022. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/91940740. Chapter 25: Monsters Within Monsters.
85. ↑ 85.00 85.01 85.02 85.03 85.04 85.05 85.06 85.07 85.08 85.09 85.10 85.11 85.12 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 17 February 2022. https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/92776732. Chapter 26: It's Love.
86. ↑ 86.0 86.1 86.2 86.3 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 31 March 2022. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/95108674. Chapter 29: Invention.
87. ↑ 87.00 87.01 87.02 87.03 87.04 87.05 87.06 87.07 87.08 87.09 87.10 87.11 87.12 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 28 April 2022. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/96646797. Chapter 31: Two Hundred Years.
88. ↑ 88.0 88.1 88.2 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 26 May 2022.https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/98170593. Chapter 33: Soul Crying.
89. ↑ 89.0 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 7 July 2022. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/100527858. Chapter 36: The Light Fades.
90. ↑ not\_poignant. "I've been rereading some chapters from tip 1 and 2..." *Actually A Little Bit Poignant*. 13 Aug 2019, 1:09 AM. https://not-poignant.tumblr.com/post/186973845136/ive-been-rereading-some-chapters-from-tip-1-and.
91. ↑ 91.0 91.1 91.2 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 10 May 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/44564854. Chapter 5: Unexpected Guests.
92. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 3 - The Ice Plague.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 22 October 2021. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26266345/chapters/66297152. Chapter 5: The Dryad and the King.
93. ↑ 93.0 93.1 not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 27 September 2019. https://archiveofourown.org/works/17959874/chapters/49401356. Chapter 15: Own Yourself.
94. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 10 August 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/36302208. Chapter 26: A Familiar Blue.
95. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 16 February 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/31475208. Chapter 15: Isn't This Better?
96. ↑ not\_poignant. “The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire.” *The Fae Tales Verse. Archive of Our Own,* 19 October 2018. https://archiveofourown.org/works/12036105/chapters/38239544. Chapter 31: The Sky is Falling.