Notes about the spy storyline *Spoilers*: Brandon's original plan for the spy was for it to be Torena. He even had it written in an early draft, but it didn't quite work right. The reveal came at the same chapter as the Dreok Crushthroat reveal so it didn't land as hard and just felt like too many twists at once. Also, Brandon had written Torena to be less important than she was originally supposed to be. She was supposed to be like a best friend character for Sarene. Since her role was diminished, the impact of the twist was also lessened, so Brandon just removed it. Personally, I still just believe that the spy was Torena and we just don't get the reveal in the book since I doubt this storyline will be brought up in Elantris 2 or 3.
Notes about the spy storyline *Spoilers*:
Brandon's original plan for the spy was for it to be Torena. He even had it written in an early draft, but it didn't quite work right. The reveal came at the same chapter as the Dreok Crushthroat reveal so it didn't land as hard and just felt like too many twists at once. Also, Brandon had written Torena to be less important than she was originally supposed to be. She was supposed to be like a best friend character for Sarene. Since her role was diminished, the impact of the twist was also lessened, so Brandon just removed it.
Personally, I still just believe that the spy was Torena and we just don't get the reveal in the book since I doubt this storyline will be brought up in Elantris 2 or 3.
Thanks for reminding us! Swiggity will be much appreciated.