I was a bit disappointed that the mom ended up being framed as a villain. Looking back, there really aren’t any well-developed female characters—even the aunt feels kind of flat. I didn’t really notice at first cause the pacing's good.
Honestly, I think the mom made the right call by not meeting her daughter. She was a child soldier and then forced to be a baby maker to produce more soldiers. That's seems traumatic. Seeing her daughter might’ve brought back painful memories from a time when she had no control over her life.
She probably knew she couldn’t give her daughter the love or stability she deserved, so she let her go. That choice might’ve been her way of protecting both of them. It’s unfair how women are expected to always be nurturing, when that’s not everyone’s reality—and those pressures can lead to things like postpartum depression in real life.
It would've been nice if Mc's dad and mom become allies to defeat the emperor and then go back to their respective families (they both share the same goal of saving their kids from getting enlisted) There really was no need to turn her into an enemy. Also, MC wasn't really abused or lacking in love.
I was a bit disappointed that the mom ended up being framed as a villain. Looking back, there really aren’t any well-developed female characters—even the aunt feels kind of flat. I didn’t really notice at first cause the pacing's good.
Honestly, I think the mom made the right call by not meeting her daughter. She was a child soldier and then forced to be a baby maker to produce more soldiers. That's seems traumatic. Seeing her daughter might’ve brought back painful memories from a time when she had no control over her life.
She probably knew she couldn’t give her daughter the love or stability she deserved, so she let her go. That choice might’ve been her way of protecting both of them. It’s unfair how women are expected to always be nurturing, when that’s not everyone’s reality—and those pressures can lead to things like postpartum depression in real life.
It would've been nice if Mc's dad and mom become allies to defeat the emperor and then go back to their respective families (they both share the same goal of saving their kids from getting enlisted) There really was no need to turn her into an enemy. Also, MC wasn't really abused or lacking in love.