Lilith · Character

Mother of Sorrow

A sorrowful maternal figure associated with the House of Bitterness.

minor

Also known as Mother, Sorrow, the Lady of Sorrow

First appearance: xxxviii to the house of bitterness

Mother of Sorrow's tie to Lona is one of the pressures that moves Lilith—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Lona (psychological): Lona is deeply affected by the Mother of Sorrow's grief, serving as a witness to her endless mourning and emotional burden. With The Princess (psychological): The Mother of Sorrow projects her endless grief onto the Princess, seeing her as both a source of pain and a vessel for lament. With The Little Ones (psychological): The Mother of Sorrow's presence overwhelms the Little Ones, who are both drawn to and frightened by her perpetual sadness.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Climax.

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Aftermath
Closing

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Lona
psychological · negative
Lona is deeply affected by the Mother of Sorrow's grief, serving as a witness to her… How this plays out →
The Princess
psychological · negative
The Little Ones
psychological · negative
Lona
psychological · negative
Lona is deeply affected by the Mother of Sorrow's grief, serving as a witness to her… How this plays out →
The Princess
psychological · negative
The Princess
psychological · negative

Lona
Lona is deeply affected by the Mother of Sorrow's grief, serving as a witness to her endless mourning and emotional burden.
The Princess
The Mother of Sorrow projects her endless grief onto the Princess, seeing her as both a source of pain and a vessel for lament.
The Little Ones
The Mother of Sorrow's presence overwhelms the Little Ones, who are both drawn to and frightened by her perpetual sadness.
Lona
Lona is deeply affected by the Mother of Sorrow's grief, serving as a witness to her endless mourning and emotional burden.
The Princess
The Mother of Sorrow projects her endless grief onto the Princess, seeing her as both a source of pain and a vessel for lament.
The Princess
The Mother of Sorrow projects her endless grief onto the Princess, seeing her as both a source of pain and a vessel for lament.

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