darrowsrising answered:

Hi! Glad you survived the onslaught on your heart and soul! Come back often with thoughts, I’m not tired talking DA at all.

Yes, Octavia wanted revenge, because Nero and Revus allied themselves with Anastasia au Lune, Octavia’s daughter, and planned a coup.

I always knew Octavia had something against Nero that was more personal than just him being a corrupt ArchGovernor who uses his imperium to dictate Mars however he wants, not minding to step on Octavia’s toes.

But I never understood exactly what, given that Nero and Octavia worked together - Octavia helped Nero become ArchGovernor and Nero backed her reign after she decapitated her father (I think Rhea wasn’t something he agreed with, though…he’s not a monster).

Now that we know Nero allied with Anastasia, that gives Golden Son a whole new perspective. I mean…Pierce planted some seeds - Brutus and Anastasia’s death being rumoured to be more than ‘just a tragic accident’, Nero saying what he said about Reformers (he was indirectly talking about Anastasia for sure). And now we see the flowers budding. I think they will bloom in the last book and what happened to Lysander’s parents will fully have an impact then.

I think that Diomedes and Virginia (and Pax, because he knows secrets of state and he should know them because he knows how to use them to help his parents) might ally or they might come to an understanding at some point. They are both better than their fathers, so I’d like to see them as allies.

Romulus au Raa was like Lorn au Arcos - honorable, but to ingrained in his ways.

Alexandar was better than Lorn. Virginia is better than Nero. And I want to see Diomeded being better than Romulus.

But, getting back on track, yes! Octavia wanted to kill Nero because he went against her behind her back. Otherwise she wouldn’t favourise House Bellona. I mean…she said she will deliever Cassius’ head herself if darrow wishesn she killed most of House Bellona for failing her (I mean, I was expecting that, too bad Cassius didn’t! You don’t just get humilliated in front of the créme de la créme of Core Society and get away with a new arm and lessons in Willow Way from Aja au Grimmus…there’s always a catch with the Lunes!). Point is, it is all about politics, revenge, plots, coups and bitterness.

I am glad that, Virginia saw through that. She didn’t let herself be a 'victim’ of Octavia like Kalindora. She was herself at all times. She didn’t sacrifice her core values to serve a genocidal maniac. I love my one and only Sovereign! Hail Lionheart!

This answer went in all directions, but I had a lot to say. 😁

Thank you for the ask!

Howl on!



