In other complaints

this is now the second fantasy writer I've encountered who thinks "lambent" is a fine adjective and should be applied to fantasy eyes. What, was this on everybody's word-a-day calendar or something? Is this going to be the "violet orbs" of the future?

If you insist on using it on eyes of all things, you gotta set that up. Say that the eyes are lambent like something that is actually lambent - a warm fire, a candle, something along those lines. Don't just toss it in there, because if your readers don't know what it means - and there's a good chance they don't - they'll think you're talking about sheep. And if your sheep are lambent, there is something very badly wrong with either your sheep or your worldbuilding.

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