I was saying the other day that I wish we had a Tales from the Dawn that goes over the time period of the Final Days. Ask and ye shall receive. My thoughts:


The Bad:
I would've preferred a point of view from someone who isn't so enamored by Venat that he's kissing the ground she walks upon. The view we got also didn't exactly go over everything that happened and the whole situation during that time with everyone's thoughts, but it's something at least.

I think Venat's continued withholding of information isn't a good idea and I don't know why the writers keep doubling down on it. I think all of Elpis' storyline would have been neatly tied with a bow had Elidibus' warning that you can't change the past been a prophecy and that everyone except for the WoL lost their memories. It would lead to a stronger Venat character who did all the things she would have done anyway without the benefit of outsider knowledge, make her less ambiguously good, and removed the complicated timeline nonsense.


The Good:
It confirmed my suspicions since ShB that Amaurotine society wouldn't be able to move forward after creating their own god, and that it factored into Venat's decisions.

It also confirmed that Venat's beliefs led to her wandering the world, helping people out, and solidifying her conviction while also giving her a viewpoint different from the rest of the Convocation.