Kree of Canopy Chapter Seven
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In Chapter Seven, Canopy recovers from the battle with Mountus and, out of absolutely nowhere, a random side character delivers a prophecy announcing that Kree is the one who is destined to slay the dragon (so, yeah, she is the Chosen One). With like three seconds of consideration, Kree, Abreen, and Jamison decide that they, a group of totally unskilled fourteen year olds, are completely qualified to undertake this quest and begin preparations. I talk about the importance of agency and motivation behind your characters and plot as well as my personal hatred of the Chosen One trope.
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