Drums of Autum – Porcelain Thunderbird

Lord John Grey Series: Confirmation of Geillis Having Syphilis

While I was away, I was able to finish reading A Trail of Fire. This post will be mainly about a detail revealed in “Lord John and the Plague of Zombies,” the confirmation that Geillis had syphilis. In his interaction with her, Lord John recognizes the syphilitic infection. She rubbed absently at her forehead, and he […]

Outlander: Roger MacKenzie as a Half-Ghost

18 Mar18 Mar by Piolina

I was thinking of writing this post after the second season of Outlander. However, due to the massive sharing of a related post, Claire as a Half-Ghost (Asgina Ageli), I decided to write it to demonstrate that it is possible for Claire to be a ghost, a half-ghost and a time-traveller at the same time. Of […]

Outlander: White Heather Symbolism and How It Relates to Claire

12 Mar19 Mar by Piolina

I am currently rereading Dragonfly in Amber. There is a scene in which Roger tells Brianna that both the white rose and the white heather were the emblems of Bonnie Prince Charles. I decided to investigate more about white heather, and this is what I found. White heather is especially sacred and magical and brings […]