Myrkur’s Campaign

Tide

This thread tracks the Sea Witch’s escalating attempts to exploit Meira, the royal family, and the flooded ruins.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

An Exploited Bargain An Exploited Bargain from "Tide". An Exploited Bargain A Calculated Offer Myrkur gives Meira a human-making spell with conditions that make her survival depend on James’s marriage choice.

An Exploited Bargain from "Tide". An Exploited Bargain A Calculated Offer Myrkur gives Meira a human-making spell with conditions that make her survival depend on James’s marriage choice.

An Exploited Bargain A Calculated Offer Myrkur gives Meira a human-making spell with conditions that make her survival depend on James’s marriage choice. A Larger Scheme The bargain threatens the guardian’s life and opens a path for the Sea Witch to undermine the seal’s protection.

The Wreck Appears The Wreck Appears from "Tide". The Wreck Appears A Wish Answered James’s childhood wishing well now contains the wreck of Cygnus, the ship that carried his father to his death.

The Wreck Appears from "Tide". The Wreck Appears A Wish Answered James’s childhood wishing well now contains the wreck of Cygnus, the ship that carried his father to his death.

The Wreck Appears A Wish Answered James’s childhood wishing well now contains the wreck of Cygnus, the ship that carried his father to his death. A Cruel Lure Galahad recognizes the spectacle as a likely attempt to draw the grieving king into a fatal dive.

Flooded Forest Flooded Forest from "Tide". Flooded Forest The Sea Advances A violent storm floods Ruined Mount and its surrounding woods with foul seawater.

Flooded Forest from "Tide". Flooded Forest The Sea Advances A violent storm floods Ruined Mount and its surrounding woods with foul seawater.

Flooded Forest The Sea Advances A violent storm floods Ruined Mount and its surrounding woods with foul seawater. A Threat Beyond the Shore Galahad senses Myrkur’s influence in the flooded mine, where she may twist the forest’s old magic against anyone entering it.

The Witch Summoned The Witch Summoned from "Tide". The Witch Summoned Confrontation Belowground Galahad summons Myrkur in the flooded mine and demands that she release Meira from the spell.

The Witch Summoned from "Tide". The Witch Summoned Confrontation Belowground Galahad summons Myrkur in the flooded mine and demands that she release Meira from the spell.

The Witch Summoned Confrontation Belowground Galahad summons Myrkur in the flooded mine and demands that she release Meira from the spell. The Witch’s Reversal Myrkur denies that she can undo the blood bargain and reveals that Meira has been given a weapon against the new queen.

The Sea Witch Retreats The Sea Witch Retreats from "Tide". The Sea Witch Retreats Failed Designs Myrkur’s attempt to turn Meira’s bargain into control of the seal fails when Galahad assumes the death curse.

The Sea Witch Retreats from "Tide". The Sea Witch Retreats Failed Designs Myrkur’s attempt to turn Meira’s bargain into control of the seal fails when Galahad assumes the death curse.

The Sea Witch Retreats Failed Designs Myrkur’s attempt to turn Meira’s bargain into control of the seal fails when Galahad assumes the death curse. A Threat Deferred The witch retreats to the sea, while the newly assigned guardian and Galahad’s sacrifice leave her plans disrupted rather than erased forever.

Before the novel’s opening events

After James shows Galahad the ruined fortress

During the storm after the hilltop picnic

The night of James and Beatrix’s wedding

After Galahad’s marriage to Meira