So Sara is interested in someone. When I try to think of who it could be, there is only one name that pops into my head:
Douglas.
The idea of Douglas and Sara together is somewhat terrifying. We haven't seen too much of Douglas himself, but he seems to be as cocky a guy as Doug. Meanwhile...
A question comes to mind after rereading this chapter: Did the Mia doll Sara destroyed have one of Kate's sootmen inside it? Sara is said to be very possessive and I can totally see her covering an area with soot after finding another shadow's soot near Mia. Similar to a dog spraying all around...
@um3i The current king of the elves should be the descendant of this guy. (If I recall the novel correctly, the current king should be this king's actual son and also half-sibling to the female elf the MC just fought.)
For some reason, I suspect that they are right about Shaun's real name, but wrong about Emilyko's. I think she might be an Emily.
I wonder if any of the living dolls aren't sourced from the villages and are instead locally produced. I see no reason for the adults of the shadow house to be...
Next chapter, we get to see how much of a bro Oliver is. Either he forgives John and Kate for wrecking his gang's hideout, or he sends them to join the Belles.
All we know about Christopher can be summarized in three points.
1. He was the former leader of the star-bearers.
2. He was well liked and respected in that role.
3. The current star-bearers do not like hearing or speaking his name.
While point 3 may be indicative of his death or something...