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I learned recently that in certain late antique to early high medieval portraits, square haloes were used to denote then-living Important People like bishops or queens who were thought of as being invested with the sacred by way of their station, but weren't necessarily destined to be canonized as saints after death, as opposed to round or cruciform haloes which were for explicitly holy figures. Dunno if Tulok's diamond halo is an intentional reference to that, but I thought it was neat nonetheless! Either way, I love everything about this VN so much–the plot, the characterization, the aesthetics, the vibes. It all just comes together so well!