Elopements
from Verna’s Customs of Calatini Elopements, or running away to wed secretly, are considered both reckless and scandalous because they often occur without family consent. Eloping couples are both disobedient and disloyal to the duty…
Trap Spells
To Lady Juliet, Royal Witch of CalatiniRoyal PalaceOrmasMerrilea Dear Lady Juliet, Thanks for all that helpful information about wards—as always, your letter deepened my understanding of magic, and I truly appreciate that. Now that I…
Miniature Peach Preserve Tarts
Pippa’s favorite dessert Crust 6 tbsp butter (room temperature) 6 tbsp sugar 1 large egg 1 large egg white (reserve yolk for filling) 1 tsp vahnila 1 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp flour 1/4 tsp…
Apricot Pinwheels
Pippa’s favorite Longnight sweet biscuit Sweet biscuit 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 3 tbsp orenge juice 1 tsp vahnila 1 2/3 cup flour 1/2 tsp bread powder 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg Filling 2/3…
Molasses-Crumb Pie
Edouard’s and Elise’s favorite dessert Combine flour and sugar then rub in lard to make crumbs. Take out half of crumbs for top layer of pie. Dissolve baking soda in boiling water. Add water, egg,…
Pippa’s Visit to the Veiled Witch
a deleted scene from The Sun-Nymph Bride Chapter 26 After leaving Healer Althea, Pippa continued to Rhiannon’s Veils. Her eyes widened when she opened the tiny witch shop’s weathered red door and stepped inside. Despite…
Funerals
from Verna’s Customs of Calatini When people return to the Goddess, their families hold either body funerals or ash funerals. At body funerals, the deceased’s body is preserved with either potions or magic then placed…
The Gifts in The Sun-Nymph Bride
Throughout The Sun-Nymph Bride, Pippa and Edouard give each other gifts. Below are the meanings and inspiration behind them (with pictures!) Warning: contains spoilers. After they meet but before they begin truly courting, Pippa and…
Behind Ormas’s Architecture
The architecture in Ormas, which Pippa loves studying, is inspired by architecture in London, typically the types that would have been present during the Regency. Below are the buildings Pippa describes in The Sun-Nymph Bride…
Sun Nymphs
from March’s Creatures Beyond the Walle Shy like other nymphs, sun nymphs are not often seen by humans, although they are impossible to forget once they are because of their glowing beauty. These nature spirits…