Honestly, tragic romances like this are extremely cathartic. You know their gonna get together eventually because that's how the romance genre works, but damn if it isn't gonna hurt good all the way there. I feel so sorry for both Leisel and Denka; they remind me of the main couple from Wolf Lord's Lady in that one has to punish the other for something she didn't do, and then has to live with that regret (or, in Denka's case, die with it).
Honestly, tragic romances like this are extremely cathartic. You know their gonna get together eventually because that's how the romance genre works, but damn if it isn't gonna hurt good all the way there. I feel so sorry for both Leisel and Denka; they remind me of the main couple from Wolf Lord's Lady in that one has to punish the other for something she didn't do, and then has to live with that regret (or, in Denka's case, die with it).