I’ve seen a lot of posts saying that kiriona is gideon who just can’t be bothered to care anymore, and I kind of agree but also I don’t think that’s quite it. I think nona tells us exactly what the situation is- kiriona is a gideon who is tremendously and hopelessly sad, and trying to cover it up with a flippant and cavalier (ha) attitude. kiriona is a gideon who’s lost harrowhark