Dang, that’s quite a heated opinion, it feels like this means a lot to you; which don’t get me wrong, is something I admire. I sort of agree with you too about how shitty it is to grow up in the circumstances that rashta grew up in and how she’s a product of her environment but I’d like to argue that Navier is too. I don’t think she’s a Mary Sue, she’s definitely a strong character, a strong woman but she has so many flaws like mainly being too cold and not speaking up enough for herself but she’s also a product of her environment and time. Like, women in that kind of time era didn’t really get nearly as much leeway as they do now or as much as men; so if she acts emotional or makes any wrong move at all she’ll get discarded so quick. It’s so frustrating to read but she does take action, just never for herself. That being said, Rashta is still manipulative trash and it’s not like they have councelors and psychologists but damn she really needs one . Anyhow, it was cool to read your perspective; sorry I kind of wrote a lot.
No worries, you actually have a point about Navier and yeah I didn't notice that wow. It's not like I hate her, I actually like how capable and calm she is in a lot of situations. Ig oop it kind of sounds like I hate her (￣∇￣")
I agree with you with Navier being a doormate, I don't expect a revenge plot but I wish she stand up for herself and also for her brother, but man she didn't do anything when her brother got framed for the second time even though there is a lot of loopholes. She is stuck in that 'I only know how to be an Empress' mindset, if Heinly never proposed to her I bet she is just got divorced and became an Empress again at Soviet beck and calls.
Spoiler alert****
Navier has no personality and is a doormat. She doesn't do anything except stay quiet as all of the things are going on around her. She has status, she has power, she has people backing her, she has a family. She just watched Rashta, a former slave and concubine, with no formal education or self-awareness take things from her. You could refute it by saying,"She is a calm and collected person with maturity that reaches the heavens. She is not a scheming bitch. No way is she going to do something so vengeful, so childish, or so filled with common sense to protect the things she loves." It makes it seem like her character is too "perfect" to change because it DOESN'T CHANGE, and she doesn't learn anything important about herself, like her identity crisis about only knowing how to be an empress, no she learns that she can be somebody else's empress instead and find tRuE lOVe. And the villains in these stories are so dumb. They are just destroying themselves without Navier having to do anything except look down on them sitting on a pedestal looking pure and cool because once again everyone loves her, she is the main character who can do no wrong. This is borderline Mary Sue to me. The plot just drags on and revolves around making her look pitiful and sparkly, while 'exposing' those fakes for the fakes they are. Everyone just supports Navier who has a good background and is presently in a bad situation, while for Rashta it is opposite for a while, with minimum support until she dies. Do you know what it is like to be grow up and be abused by shitty people who think they are superior to you, label you, make fun of you, expect you to bend to their every will. Do you know what it's like to live in poverty? Expecting everyone to turn out like Cinderella is a stretch from reality and I think Rashta has more character than Navier from the entire 210+ chapters I've read from her. I'm not excusing Rashta's or anyone's behavior in any way shape or form, but seriously for the people who aren't thinking and assume that I'm just sympathizing with a 'bitch' and 'slut', maybe think that she is a product of how bad her society is and how there are going to be more like her. So wishing her to die is minuscule compared to a huge chunk of the population. I respect people's opinions even if they differ from mines and welcome anybody's. This is just my pov. I'm not here to tell people they are wrong and refute their opinions no matter what it is.