This was a great series and I loved reading it. I just have one question about the lore. Who is Cautious, and what happened to Elly? (Sidenote: When did Carlos even learn his name?) Is Cautious the King before Elly, or after, and if so, what caused the change so quickly. This timeline aligns at least somewhat with the events of Toby and Max. So has 10 years passed between these events and Cautious passed and Elly became king? I hope not, I like both of them. Or is Cautious not actually the King and Carlos just mistook him for it?

I haven't read all of the stories so it's possible it's been explained somewhere else already. Just at the moment it seems like a bit of a plot hole.