Cian and Eithne

Eithne is the little sister of Catan and Flann, gentler and dreamier than they. The adventures of her sisters and cousins in Lothere have attracted the attention of powerful beings – some of them malevolent. Eithne becomes a victim to their curiosity about what makes her family so special.

Eithne’s story takes on the popular theme of an immortal falling in love with a mortal, but it shows the tragic consequences that can befall a girl whose relationship involves such an imbalance of power.

Theme: Romance with an immortal: not so romantic, actually

Rating: R (sexual assault, abusive relationship)

Chapters: 49
Written between February 27, 2007, and December 10, 2008.

Flann is protected	January 28	1085
Dantalion is impassioned	February 23	1085
Eithne dreams northward	September 13	1085
Eithne is made a wife	September 13	1085
Foras takes a message	September 16	1085
Dantalion gets some motherly advice	September 19	1085
Eithne is enfolded	September 23	1085
Eithne is visited	October 1	1085
Eithne meets a cat	October 2	1085
Eithne lets go	October 6	1085
Araphel and Dantalion make a deal	October 10	1085
Cian is made a husband	October 10	1085
Araphel is granted an interview	October 11	1085
Malcolm is outnumbered	October 11	1085
Araphel is Sebastien	October 11	1085
Sweetdew says her piece	October 12	1085
Eithne is told her task	October 12	1085
Hanaq-Shaba smells the truth	October 13	1085
Lasrua falls	October 22	1085
Osh looks into the deeps	October 22	1085
Sweetdew is accused	October 24	1085
Eithne is guarded	November 3	1085
Eithne begins to warm	November 3	1085
Dantalion is afraid	November 3	1085
Eithne says the words	November 3	1085
Sweetdew learns what company she's in	November 23	1085
Araphel is called a coward	November 27	1085
Eithne is very sorry	December 3	1085
Eithne is sorrier still	December 3	1085
Eithne is brought to her bridal gate	December 4	1085
Eithne believes the worst	December 4	1085
Cian passes the test	December 4	1085
Eithne shatters the shell	December 4	1085
Dantalion reaches a humbling conclusion	December 4	1085
Cian tells his first bedtime tale	December 4	1085
Cian loses count	December 5	1085
Araphel asks for help	December 5	1085
Cian cries up from the depths	December 5	1085
Dantalion is steadied by the strength	December 8	1085
Eithne sees the mask of the monster	December 9	1085
Eithne sees the monster	December 11	1085
The devil recalls the deal	December 13	1085
Araphel adds an ally	December 13	1085
Eithne sees her own	December 15	1085
Qatal withholds his mercy	December 16	1085
Lasrua follows	December 16	1085
Lasrua looks into the deeps	December 16	1085
Dantalion learns how long	December 17	1085
Lasrua’s butterfly love gets away	December 17	1085