
I CANNOT stop thinking about this and it has me hella worried about a specific angst scenario we might be facing specially with the spoilers from chapter 46 - 49 But....
So did anyone else remember at one point Sia's mother (concubine Yun) mentioned she had a childhood sweetheart that visited her once or twice SECRETELY while she was already in the palace as a concubine??? That scene has never left my mind because it's not the type of thing a character would mention for no reason. It's definitely hinting to the possibility that Sia might NOT ACTUALLY be the king's daughther!! AND IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY CAUSE IT WOULD MEAN SHE'S NOT ACTUALLY RELATED TO HER BROTHERS!!! OR COULD GET KICKED OUT OF THE PALACE OR EVEN KILLED!!
Not only that but remember the man who helped her with the bandits? well we get to know more about him and he's currently working as a castle guard. In chap 49 he mentions his female childhood friend who in the flashbacks looks identical to concubine yun. And on top of that I forgot the name they used but the man used to work as a military spy for the king that's why he so good with combat. So it makes total sense how he would have the capabilities and access to meet with yun secretly!!!!!!!

My issue with this is not Aki admitting he still loves his wife since It makes perfect sense. She died it's not like they got divorced or ended in bad terms. He is more than in his right to still have feelings. My issue was how he decided to express it. "I'll be unfaithful to you but I will still take you up on your feelings and touch you" add to this the fact that he never actually told Kei that he loved him or any sort of solid confession aside from I wanting to fuck. Does he like him? he certainly does have feelings for him but they feel more like an enfatuation.

Every manhwa like this always gives the MC a neglected older brother whom for some ungodly reason the father just could not have cared less about until the MC showed up. And even when they DO start SORT OF caring they just treat him like an extra and still give most of the attention and favor towards the MC. So you mean this new child was worth trying to be a decent dad for, but the first one wasn't???? and then what's even crazier is that the brother magically seems to never be bothered or recentful for this blatant favoritism and instead somehow joins the blind-love-towards-the-FL band wagon. I just can't ever enjoy those family dynamics in the manhwa. Treat your children equally.

Yes he was definitely crappy. However, he seems to have genuinely believed Castiel was doing well and that he was better off without his presence
Why he seems so nice to the MC? I think it's really that she enabled him to see the abuse and *CRUCIALLY* says outloud what she wants.
Castiel is understandably hesistant and shy. Also, his abusers told him he was hated by his dad, so he rarely appeared in front of him and is only *NOW* slowly saying what he wants...Through the MC.
If there's anyone who should be criticised it should be the king!- He *KNEW* his son was bullied and abused, but it seems he didn't do anything about it....At from what the flashbacks suggest (︶︿︶)

That's still not an excuse, the problem is still there. He doesn't want to parent? That's fine. But at THE VERY LEAST check on him to see if he's actually even still alive. It's the bare minimum if you aren't gonna be his parent. Because from what I could tell he DID in fact swing by the mansion every once in a while which means he didn't bother to even physically LOOK at him.The MC only voices things better because she's not even actually a child which basically means that if she ACTUALLY WAS he would've had no interest in her either and BOTH the kids would end up abused or even dead.

He or other brother characters in other stories don't necessarily HAVE to be resentful towards the MC specifically, but realistically speaking, put yourself in their shoes. Your father, whose love and attention you've craved your whole life (because you're literally just a child) has never so much as glanced in your direction. Now this new sibling shows up and suddenly they're capable of being a somewhat good father??? And yet somehow you're still only receiving the bare minimum of attention. Yes, TECHNICALLY speaking they don't HAVE to feel that way. But the reality is that it would 100% be the normal/natural reaction. Whether that is the "right" or "mature" way for him to feel means nothing, because again, he's just a child, he wouldn't know any better.

Hmm when I was young, I didn't get mad at my youngest sister for receiving more love from the adults. I just thought the adults were too biased and expected things too much from me. Ig I like my sisters because they were like friends from all the time we spending playing tgt. That's why I can see how Castiel felt like he had a new friend instead of a rival. Plus, he thought he was the problem, so he couldn't imagine someone else was to blame for shitty things happening to him.

no hhate to you or anything, but again this dude is clearly mentally ill and saw himself as someone who would harm his children mentally by being around them. once he realized that they were being mistreated, he fixed it really quick, and made an effort to be their parent after. it's not an excuse but it's a valid reason as to why he acted ike that, especially when he was out so long and nobody in the mansion said otherwise.

Lily is just out here being everyone's therapist That's why I love her relationship with Both Atil and Fjord
Atil is such a gentle and loving older brother to lily and has reached the point where he was the Only one who was able to tell she wasn't okay enough to ask her about it.
Fjord is possibly the one person lily has ran to cry to aside from her mother.
Lily is so emotionally in tune with the feelings of everyone around her that you even forget.. She's only 12 years old... and she was even younger at the beggining. She's still just a child. And even if she was older, everyone has the right to cry and be vulnerable.

People are debating whether Aurora is secretly evil or plotting against Karina, but I don’t think she is. I believe she truly loves her sister, though she may be conflicted or confused about her feelings.
~ There are several clues:
1) Unlike many misunderstood villainess characters, Karina did act like one, so the accusations against her weren’t exactly "baseless".
2) In Karina’s flashback with the plushy dog, it’s their parents who push her to give it to Aurora. Aurora hesitates to take it and looks confused, but you can tell she is clearly grateful.
3)When the prince wants to send an army after Karina (which seems excessive since she was already banished), Aurora stops him with some flimsy “strategy” excuse. If she truly hated Karina, she could’ve let him do it.
4) Sending supplies to Karina’s castle shows Aurora may not fully understand her sister’s motives, but still wants her to be comfortable.
5) The plushy dog seems especially meaningful if Aurora does in fact love Karina, it makes sense why she’d send her something sentimental from their childhood to confort her when she's alone and away from home.

It's hard to telll, maybe her sister is a little autistic and doesn't realize how humiliating her actions can come over. The castle being destroyed by an avalanche after Aurora made it a giant lightbulp luring Karina back is also a crazy coincidence. We still don't know who killed the assassins as well, chances are high it's Aurora unless I missed something.
So far it's solely the parents fault Karina feels inferior to Aurora. They 100% played favorites. I agree that Aurora is probably looking out for her sister, unless the avalanche was somehow intentional.

It's hard to telll, maybe her sister is a little autistic and doesn't realize how humiliating her actions can come over. The castle being destroyed by an avalanche after Aurora made it a giant lightbulp luring Karina back is also a crazy coincidence. We still don't know who killed the assassins as well, chances are high it's Aurora unless I missed something.
So far it's solely the parents fault Karina feels inferior to Aurora. They 100% played favorites. I agree that Aurora is probably looking out for her sister, unless the avalanche was somehow intentional. Or what's more likely is that thr avalanche was symbolic, showing how she buried her sister in her mind lmao

I don't think the avalanche was aurora's doing. Because again, it really just desredars what she did previously. If she wanted karina fully GONE she could have let the prince get rid just like he wanted but she stopped him. It makes no sense to go through all that trouble and waste that many supplies just to cause an avalanche afterwards. If anything notice how the avalanche only happens when karina says she no longer considers the castle her home and that she doesn't care what happens to it? Remember the story karina was reading that seamed to almost be talking about her? in the story it said that the princess was blessed by the "Spirits of Nature" Even the maid mentioned that right after Karina left several tremors could be felt around the area. Whatever is happening around is connected to Karina 100%. And about the asassin, Karina was only shot by an arrow and right after that happens a blizzard breaks (again nature acting up) so it would be safe to assume that this could have stopped the asassins and if not right after that is when reshutoka shows up. She could have gotten rid of them.

Rereading this, I have complicated feelings
Like someone else mentioned, I wonder if Naguru would've accepted Herapi at all if Towa wasn’t in the picture.
As for Herapi, he definitely cares about Towa, but it feels more as if he sees him as a necessary part of staying close to Naguru. He treats him more like an annoying little brother than his actual child.
God I swear, the writting.....this story feels so gentle and warm. It feels like it's caressing the most delicate part of my heart.