I'm Having Soul Pains: When Tsume and the Gani are sealed, Jade senses them being torn away and is left in agonizing pain, and physically ill even after the pain fades. And it's just as bad when any other General is also sealed. Battle Amongst the Flames: The First Battle of Awaji starts with the Gani burning down the town outside the castle as a terror tactic. TV Series Adaptation Of ‘Throne of Glass’ Books From Mark Gordon Co. Set at Hulu" by Nellie Andreeva, dated 09/07/2016

You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Once Shendu's slave girl reaches her peak as a dancer, he kills her. Aelin and Rowan share one kiss the night before they go into battle. The next morning, Aelin sees a message written on a banner from Manon meant for her. It says that the human is still inside Dorian.Non-Action Big Bad: Seems to be the case with the Queens, who are forbidden from fighting, leaving it to the males. Though Hiruzen notes that it wasn't always the case. Tomboy: Jade is normally one, even using the word several times, but is unable to do anything really tomboy-ish to keep her cover as the Queen.

Ambiguous Situation: When Shendu finally appears in Chapter 10, it's unclear if he remembers the old reality or not. A clan of Yellowlegs comes forward to volunteer for implantation, and Manon lets them do it. Manon asks Elide to choose whether she wants to ally with the witches. Elide chooses to be a witch. Celaena’s epic journey has captured the hearts and imaginations of millions across the globe. This fourth volume will hold readers rapt as Celaena’s story builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world. The book gets right into it by throwing us into Dorian’s mind, which is being controlled by the Valg. It’s all very upsetting because he can’t remember much of anything, and no one else has noticed anything is wrong. Missing Mom: It is mentioned that the 98th Queen (the one whose life Jade is trapped in) lost her mother at a young age. And it should be noted that she died well before what is implied to be normal for a Queen, possibly implying foul play (for his part, Hiruzen suspects Shendu's involvement, but can't prove it, though fans of the show should note that Tarakudo was part of her guard on the trip, which implies he may have had a hand in it).The Shadowkhan apparently have quite a few of these among the human population of their empire, helping them to keep things running.

Reasonable Authority Figure: After Yasashi, Himitsu, and Nonki return to Tobe from their failed, unauthorized incursion into Shadowkhan territory, Lord Rokutaro merely admonishes them, looks on the bright side of the information they've recovered, and sends them on their way. Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past... Co-Dragons: The Circle of Generals serve as this to the Queen. Though the Yojimbo appears to be first among equals. Well-Intentioned Extremist: Yasashi is perfectly willing to kill a defenseless Jade if it might end the war. At some point in time, the Shadowkhan were exiled by the Mountain Demon and lost most of their secret knowledge.

Aelin flees the throne room and is pursued by Dorian. Chaol stops the King and distracts him so he can’t go after Aelin. Aelin and Dorian have an epic fight. It’s awesome. He stabs her. It’s also awesome. Aelin, Rowan, Aedion, and Lysandra say their goodbyes and leave the castle to begin their journey. After three weeks, they set foot on Terrasen soil. And at long last, Aelin Ashryver Galathynius is home. Becoming the Mask: Unknown to herself, Jade has started doing a better job of being the Queen than the actual Queen. The Yojimbo is quite pleased to note what he mistakes for Character Development in her after hearing her reasoning for her behavior at the first meeting she attends. Last of His Kind: Yasashi is the last of a long line of demon slayers after the Shadowkhan killed and enslaved her clan. Serious Business: As Jade explains to Koeri, members of the Sumo tribe treat positions in the Ministry of Finance as the best posts their tribe can have, and literally arm wrestle for the jobs (among other hazing-style feats).