before i read nona the ninth, i saw spoilers that convinced me nona was the soul of the cows john killed. reading the book only further confirmed this
[image description: digital illustrations of nona from the locked tomb series. in one, she looks suspiciously at some eggs on her fork. it’s labelled, “doesn’t like eating human food (more used to eating grass).” the next shows her struggling to put socks on and is labelled, “uncoordinated (used to have hooves).” the last shows her sitting next to a calf. both are smiling with their tongues sticking out and she’s giving the calf bunny ears. they’re both labelled, “watches sunsets, has best friends, exhibits mourning behaviour.”]
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