the wicked king is making me so anxious u guys

so rn im at the wedding literally just after jude observes that taryn is wearing the earrings she had intended to gift her before she lost them during the ambush in the forest that got her an arrow in the thigh. so now we know locke was behind this and honestly that is very much like him so atp i just felt like fuck u lock of course u would do that shit. but it’s bc it was locke and not someone else that she trusts that i can’t shake this feeling of dread. ever since nicasia told her that she would be/has been betrayed by someone she trusts or whatever it was she said i’m too lazy to pull the direct quote rn but arrrr i’m just so scared for jude😓every interaction she has with anyone makes me uneasy and so cynical. even some of the lighter interactions she has, vivi, the bomb, the roach, the ghost (ughhh especially the ghost bc he’s so unreadable always). i’m soooo nervous bro. and we’re at the wedding now some shit is about to go down i know it. the direct and imminent threat rn may be the undersea but sheesh whoever this person is that nicasia had alluded to man they have been haunting this book. and it made me anxious for a while ig although not us much as jude bc she is just very untrusting by nature, but ever since she was ambushed and after when she had to stitch herself up her entire inner dialogue just broke my heart entirely. she is so alone☹️i miss the banter and dialogue she used to exchange with taryn in the cruel prince, before she was betrayed by her. jude is so strong and so fierce but i wish she had a confidante. i wish there was someone she could let down her guard around. i wish she didn’t have to be in constant survival mode and on edge, waiting for something terrible to happen, doing everything she can to prevent it. somebody help jude😔somebody give my girl a big sincere bear hug💔 (cardan i am looking at you!!!)