The plot is thickening in this week’s chapters of The Bone Witch – but what does it all mean?

As this week’s host, I have a round of questions about the goings-on in this section, so let’s discuss The Bone Witch!

 

 

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There was someone else in Ankyo who could channel the Dark. And whoever it was, was after me. (P. 154)

Do you have any theories about who could be behind the skeleton incident, and why they’re after Tea?

This week we learn why Fox has been turning up bruised and battered whenever he disappears on his own. We also learn that he’s been getting into disagreements with noble women! He’s gaining a lot of agency for an undead familiar – what are your thoughts on this, and where do you think his part in the story might lead him?

Tea gains her asha-sisters, and one of them is not like the others… What do you make of Zoya in this role? Do you think her relationship with Tea might develop into one that’s less antagonistic?

Speaking of suspect characters and antagonistic relationships, Tea and Kalen find themselves in a new, if somewhat unwanted, position as student and teacher, respectively. Do you trust Kalen to learn something from his time as Tea’s instructor? For that matter, do you trust him at all given how seemingly opposed he is to Tea’s presence/nature in general?

This section ends on a rather dramatic cliffhanger – any thoughts or theories as to who’s behind the apparent attack at the darashi oyun?