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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DrunkonDuty" data-source="post: 8259904" data-attributes="member: 54364">why would ben barnes character be so powerful and why would anyone want to see his power displayed?His power is explained in ep 7.  Don't understand the second part of your question.traveling by boat/train-Are they traveling at different points on the continent?Yes.the factions/the army etc-is the army fighting the anti-witch faction and the side that wants the light bringer?Ravka, Alina and Mal's home, is at war with its northern neighbours, Fjerdan (spelling?) The Fjerdans hate grisha and, I guess, are at war with Ravka partly because they are dirty witch lovers. Ravka also keeps some forces next to The Fold, presumably to protect the important sand skiff dock and to provide escorts to the skiffs when they travel the Fold. The army is split into 2 arms - 1st army (the normies) and 2nd army (the grisha.) They are all loyal* Ravkans.The Fold split Ravka into Old Ravka (where Alina and Mal are from) and West Ravka. West Ravka is considering seceding from Ravka and want the Fold to stay put so they can do so easily. So when word of a Lightbringer reaches them the secessionists decide they want her dead.*some may not be as loyal as they should.the light bringer-seems like theres a "holy" history for them. Did they die out and thought lost for good?There's a prophecy about the Lightbringer. (There's always a prophecy.) There's nothing to suggest that there were lightbringers in the past. I'd say the implication is that Alina is the first. But maybe not.the stag?Important magical beastie. Created by a powerful grisha many centuries ago. Explained more in eps 6-8.the meadow? is the meadow a real place or a magical place they go to?The meadow where Mal and Alina are seen running as children? It's a real place, next to the orphanage. It's used a metaphor for Alina and Mal's love and their quest for freedom from oppression. But the things we are shown there actually happened in the their shared childhood.</blockquote>

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