I'm with you.
I love how Maxi is talking for herself and finding a way to increase her confidence and get support for everybody else, but girl can you please listen to your husband?
Riftan wants to ensure Maxi's safety, and taking her to a campaign is not the safest decision.
I don't know what's going to happen but please talk to each other and find the middle point TOGETHER!
not to mention Riftan is under the impression Maxi has been frail all her life and living a lavish life in Cryso Castle before they get married.
Exactly. I’ve even read the novel to an extent as well and I know Riftan’s worries were not unfounded. He was right. It just pisses we off when readers diss Riftan for no good reason. Readers know all the information but still fail to critically think about the situation. Like sure I’m all up for girl power and women being independent but not when the girl has zero training and experience.
Fr like I get riftan but I still want maxi to go otherwise the story would be boring asf
Realistically speaking Riftan is not wrong. Why would anyone want to endanger their beloved wife and family knowing how dangerous and difficult the journey will be. Maxi had a difficult time getting to Anatol when they had luxuries with them. In this journey they won’t have access even to basic necessities let alone luxuries. Also monsters are very dangerous and unpredictable. An untrained person would have a very difficult time surviving let alone helping others. Why would a loving husband willingly put their untrained and inexperienced wife through that sort of hardship and danger just because they ask to? What if something happens and Maxi gets seriously injured or killed? What if she sees something so horrifying that she gets psychologically scarred? There’s no way to predict what will happen on this journey. This is not about believing in Maxi’s abilities but rather admitting how dangerous it actually is. Even knights get killed on these journeys when they’ve had years of training and experience. Anyone in Riftan’s shoes would never allow their wife to be in such danger just because she thinks she can handle herself and is insisting. The other knights didn’t make a vow to protect Maxi no matter what but Riftan did as her husband. As a reader calling Riftan unreasonable and a loser is stupid when we know his reasonings. People need to stop bashing his character for no good reason and actually critically think why he’s behaving like this when we know all the information. Maxi is also not wrong to insist on going. She has an ability that can save the knights and especially Riftan if something goes wrong. If she doesn’t go knowing that and something does happen she won’t be able to forgive herself for not doing anything. Even though Maxi is not wrong that doesn’t mean she’s right either. Riftan is also not in the wrong. They need to reach a middle ground.