blackthorn

Plant fruit shrubs, let dead wood decay in place, use holly and blackthorn to encourage nests...

Like you can ask just about anyone about the avatar or blackthorn.

Of course, Blackthorn is also right that it's language-dependent.

You just don't need to pull a new barbed wire fence in front of a blackthorn hedge, so why would anyone complain that no one is doing it?

As Blackthorn mentioned, specifically it can be done.

That's all well and good but I'd have preferred they keep some of the story points from the book like the emphasis on Blackthorn learning Japanese, and the theming overall of the book being how Blackthorn perceives the Japanese vs what it is now where it's more of how the Japanese perceive Blackthorn.

"Cut a stout blackthorn to banish ghosts and goblins"

After xcv explained that he meant the link, I was annoyed that he had been so vague, but I updated my expectation to "ok, now Blackthorn will understand the intended contradiction and either agree or explain why both things somehow can be true at the same time".

TJ's for us is "we need these specific store brand items" or "I need to restock my Blackthorn cider." And unfortunately TJ's has removed three store brand products in the past two years, so the number of reasons to go there is rapidly diminishing for our household.

They even added the option to become an evil Avatar and side with Blackthorn.

I tried to clarify that Blackthorn‘s suggestion would make that clear without requiring that lambda.

Blackthorn is out plundering Spanish ships in South America.