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Ok so prepare your tissues cause I’m about to break your hearts.
So we all know Runaan was coined and so were Lain and Tiadrin, right? Right.
And everybody’s talking about how, when they get out there’s gonna be a beautiful reunion between the Moonfam and all. But what is circumstances were different?
What if after being trapped in the coins they wouldn’t be able to retain normal bodily functions? Because they have no access to food, natural vitamins or water. And I mean obviously they can breathe and all but that’s a topic that I’d like to get into later.
So you can breathe sure but Runaan was already probably half starved to actual death and Lain and Tiadrin were fine from what we saw, I mean probably racked with guilt for leaving their only child, but fine. So back to the topic.
What if they weren’t frozen there? What if they died of dehydration, starvation or lack of oxygen even? That means that even if they are able to get out of there all that Rayla and Ethari would be looking forward to would be replaced with the corpses of their loved ones. And just imagine Rayla breaking down in tears being held be a silently screaming Ethari.
You’re welcome for your daily heartbreak ladies and gentle burrs. You may now start the rampage.
WHY WOULD YOU HURT ME THIS WAY?!!!!
Tiadrin was coined first, and the last thing she remembers is the horrified look on Lain’s face. ^^^ Lain thinking that Tiadrin’s dead until Rayla addresses her in season 5
Viren didn’t take the coins out of the bag once until he showed them to Runaan. Lain and Tiadrin’s first glimpse of the world in months was of their best friend chained up. They weren’t aware the other was there.
When Claudia shows Rayla the coins in Umber Tor, they all recognize her immediately, but they’re reluctant to believe their identification is correct. Tiadrin and Lain think that she’s about to get coined. When Rayla talks to the coins, they answer even though they know she can’t hear them. They always tell her they love her, they’re proud to her, and to be safe. Sometimes they add one of those quiet but desperate please’s after they’re back in the bag.
Whenever Rayla has them in the bag, all three are going into full parental worry mode, despite their best efforts. They all have a grasp on the idea that, if Rayla is talking to them, things are quiet (at least for her). That means that any time she doesn’t, things could be going horribly wrong, and she could be in terrible danger.
^^^ The sigh of relief they all breathe when they hear her voice again. And the desperation and fear as she puts them back in the bag. Everyone experiencing extreme parental guilt that, not only are they helpless to keep her safe and/or comfort her, they’re relying on her to save them, something that no child should ever have to deal with. Being aware enough to tell that it’s Rayla, but not being able to see where she is or what’s going on.
Runaan’s the only one who knows they’re in coins and inside a bag. They heard Rayla tell Callum about the coins and admitting how much it hurt her. Everyone forgot they can’t communicate with the outside world and tried to comfort her the best they knew how, before remembering a few seconds later and begging whoever was with her to make her feel better.
Everyone debating with themselves about whether it’s actually Rayla they’re seeing, some sort of trick of the spell, or they’ve just finally gone insane.
The first time they can actually see the other coins. The immense relief that the others are really okay.
Rayla doesn’t know it, but every time she talks to the coins, she’s pulling her family out of whatever nightmares usually take place and giving them a much-needed reprieve.
Tiadrin and Lain’s frustration with the fact that they spent 7 years at the Storm Spire, and the day they’re supposed to get to go back home, they get coined. And now their daughter is right there in front of them, and they can’t talk with her, can’t hug her, can’t make sure she’s okay, can’t comfort her even though she clearly needs it.