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Gwyn Berdara

Priestess · Valkyrie · The Night Court

Gwyn Berdara

“I am the rock against which the surf crashes. Nothing can break me.”

Gwyn Berdara · A Court of Silver Flames

Light that survived the dark.

Priestess of the library beneath the House of Wind. Founding Valkyrie. The one who sings, and glows. We were not okay about it.

At a glance

The shape of her.

Eyeslarge, clear teal
Haircoppery-chestnut, pin-straight
Markeda scattering of freckles
Gifta radiant glow rises when she sings
Orderfounding Valkyrie sister
Homethe library, beneath the House of Wind
SistersNesta & Emerie

Who she is

Bookish, brave, unbroken.

Quick-witted. Warm. The humour and courage that surface through grief and absolutely undo us. Three-quarters High Fae, one-quarter river-nymph, raised in the temple at Sangravah — and the singing, and the light that rises with it. Yeah. Her.

The wound beneath

Sangravah, and Catrin.

Hybern raided the temple. She hid the children and stayed behind, and her twin Catrin was killed in front of her. Azriel carried her to the House of Wind. She hid in the library — until Nesta drew her out, and she learned she could be strong. We will never recover.

Her arc

From the library, to the summit.

01

Hidden

She would not leave the library. That is where Nesta found her.

02

Drawn out

Into Valkyrie training — and first of the three to cut the ribbon. Of course she was.

03

The Blood Rite

Kidnapped and forced in. One of the first females ever. We're still not over it.

04

Carynthian

The summit of Ramiel. Her hand on the onyx monolith. Earned.

— The Turn —

“Because I don't ever want to feel powerless again.”

A Court of Silver Flames

In her words

In her own words.

“Your story is worth telling, you know.”

to Nesta · ACOSF

“Gwyn's hair seemed to glow brighter with her song, skin radiating a beckoning light.”

the singing-glow · ACOSF

“Valkyrie.”

Nesta, crowning her with the severed ribbon · ACOSF

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Nesta →

The one who drew her out of the library. Her sworn sister. We have a type.

Emerie → The Valkyries → The Night Court →