I do love this series but it’s soooo inaccurate 😂
Falconry was used for hunting and pest control as birds of prey are known for being difficult to handle as well as being easily distracted by prey.
Pigeons were used as messenger birds precisely because they are boring docile birds and could be trained to return to a specific roost 💀
THATS NOT HOW YOU HOLD ANY BIRD!!! DO NOT HOLD IT JUST BY ITS WINGS!! THAT IS HOW YOU BREAK THEM ESP IF THE BIRD IS STRUGGLING LIKE SHE IS 🤦🏻♀️
And maybe I’m just a overly enthusiastic birder and it’s a stupid hang up, but despite her being called a merlin falcon only the head looks vaguely correct—I feel like the artist just glanced at a falcon/hawk reference photo and then proceeded to make up whatever they wanted 😮💨
I don’t even know what the hell this silhouette is This is what a merlin falcon actually looks like, a very streamlined smooth look with wedge shaped wings
The Commander would have been to the palace multiple times. So wouldn't he have seen the portrait of the royal family? Moreover, how would he even think about finding Zeline if they didn't know what she looked like?
this guy is casually roughing up the fastest animal in the entire world. when she dove at him a few chapters back, she was probably going over 200 mph towards his neck. idk why he wants the smoke with his deadliest foe rn. men