All Riftan haters read this:

People that blame Riftan for being overprotective and jealous need to first understand that they’ve only been together for like 6-7 months. He also still thinks Maxi grew up in luxury, loved by her father and not working a day in her life. Obviously from the time period this story is based in noble ladies seldom did any work themselves and just enjoyed their luxuries. Riftan loves Maxi but he obviously has an inferiority complex because he’s an orphan who grew up as a mercenary. He literally had nothing and no one in his life and risked his life so many times just to make a name for himself. Maxi got married to him because of an underhanded plot by her father. She didn’t marry him because she loved him. When they initially got married he had nothing to his name. He was so different in status to her as he was a no name knight who was being sent to get killed by the dragon in her father’s stead. He was also away from her for 3 years after their wedding night. From Riftan’s pov Maxi got the short end of the stick no matter how much he loves her. That’s why he wants her to be happier than anyone else but from his pov as someone who grew up nothing happiness comes from luxuries and getting to enjoying them. He doesn’t know Maxi got abused by her father and lived a terrible life with him. He wants to treat Maxi like a Queen because he thinks she was treated like a Queen at her father’s mansion. He wants Maxi to enjoy the same luxuries and same life style as she did at her father’s mansion. He doesn’t want Maxi to work just as he thinks she didn’t work at her father’s. He doesn’t want Maxi to go out of her way to accommodate him. In short he doesn’t want Maxi to suffer and fall in status because she’s married to him. He doesn’t want Maxi to get hurt and regret being with him because he’s so in love her. He’s always going to be overprotective because he loves her a lot but the level of overprotectiveness and jealousy will reduce as they spend more time together and get to know each other, about their pasts and traumas. Communication takes time to develop. Give them that time. Maxi is doing great in how she’s communicating her feelings to Riftan but give Riftan some time because he doesn’t know how Maxi has suffered. He’s a really good man.