So it occurred to me that if you were to write a *Green Ember* parody of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, you could keep the “Ten lords a leaping” line:

Rake

Ramnor

Victor

Ronan

Hews

So, I don't know if everyone is tuned on internet trends but there is a trend (I don't know if it's still alive because everything lasts like 5 seconds in the internet) of something called aura farm. I can't really explain how it works but as a example of "aura farming" they use a image of King Baldwin IV from the movie Kingdom of Heaven. This one specifically

The context of the image is that there is a discussion within the army and he makes this pose for silence.

I'm rereading for the 3rd or 4th time Prince Lander and the Dragon War and on page 180, there is a discussion within Whitson's war council, mainly between Captain Walters and Chief Heckle, and Whitson just comes into the tent and raises his hand and everyone is silenced.

I know it's kinda stupid but I think it's a fun thing that…

So as some folks may be aware, a while back I introduced a concept for what the rabbits of the Green Ember series would call God. I don't feel confident in my ability to come up with something like Eru Illuvatar (Tolkien) or Aslan (Narnia). And I didn't want to just rip off another franchise by using a name like the Heart (Mistmantle) or the Maker (Wingfeather, among other things). Firstking might have been a good one, but Sam applied that as a name of Flint.

I was struck by an inspiration. One of the teachings of Christ that I treasure most is the emphasis on God's Fatherhood. I thus had the idea that the rabbits, who also value family, would call their Creator "Firstfather." The idea pleased me, and I've seen it adopted by one or two other fans as well. I figured it would never appear in official…

So had a bit of a thought inspired by The Lion King/The Lion Guard.

What if Heather's implied abilities as a seer included not just dreams and insight, but visitations from and/or the ability to communicate with the spirit of King Jupiter?

As you might guess, the main inspiration for this is Mufasa's appearing to Simba and others after his death in the original The Lion King film. I'd imagine such scenes would make for some pretty epic, solemn moments. Though it might be a bit frustrating for Jupiter not to be able to warn Heather about Bleston.

Alternatively, if you took a more humorous take on this concept, it could lead to some funny and/or awkward moments. I can totally see Jupiter being like "Heather, dear, I don't mean to pry, but I'm pretty sure I know what the S in that heart you drew in your journal stands…