Theory on WoL & Hydaelyn's Relationship [Spoiler: 5.55]
Hey, this is my first post! It's more or less a cross-post from reddit, apologies if the formatting isn't best for this forum!
Okay so I finished 5.55 on Friday, and I've got theories. One of them has been big in my mind tho, and I wanted to see how viable it is and discuss it with the lore experts on the sub.
What if, and hear me out here; What if when Venat-as-Hydaelyn calls the WoL her beloved [child], she's being literal? What if pre-sundering Azem was her kid?
Not like, a child-child, alá Elidibus, but a parent-child relationship nonetheless. We know that Amaurotines did age and have families, and I for one don't think it's inconceivable that Venat, who was important enough within their society to be the leader of the resistance group and the soon to be heart of a Primal, would have a personal connection with a member of the convocation.
It's a little bit of a stretch, but what got me thinking of it was Midgardsormr and Hydaelyn's relationship; Middy made some kind of covenant with the crystal when he came to the source, agreeing to act as protector in exchange for sanctuary for him and his brood.
What if the unsundered Azem made something of a similar pact with Venat/Hydaelyn; They were prone to doing what they could to protect life as it was, and were 100% down to interfere in events as they wandered. Maybe, although they didn't participate in her summoning, because they disagreed with the creation of Zodiark, they found it more up their alley to consent to being the forever-protector of life on all shards as the always-reincarnating Warrior of Light, who is Hydaelyn's instrument to keep Zodiark in check.