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Noelle was a typical child: immature, naive, stubborn, well-meaning but brash and relatively thinking only of the present moment. Added to that, she was also sheltered and abused, and she only really wants to help the one person who was a major source of comfort and help to her.
She would sulk when scolded or denied, and somewhat refuses to see why people talked the way they do, or act, because barely anyone did that for her.
One thing I did appreciate with Noelle is her willingness to admit her faults when she does realize it. It was a great help that she was separated from Sion for a while, to allow her to grow and mature on her own, to calm her down a bit and make her look at things in retrospect. Her desire to improve and to see different perspectives are great markers of how much she's grown, and will be of great help to her when crisis arrives.
I know I've just started to read, but from the first chapter the other girl's father is funny. I know it's all meant to be taken with a pretty relaxed point of view to allow more flexibility, yet serious enough to understand the weighty parts of the story. I know, I'm the silly one for taking this a little too seriously when the title's already odd, but...
Nothing strange with the way it started- pretty standard fare for these types of stories. But when I imagine how they were going over this before she arrived, I can't help but smile a little.
"Ok, when she enters, I renounce her in front of all the important court officials, giving her no chance to say anything right away. Then, I introduce my daughter, already conveniently beside the crown prince!" Why does it have to be done this way? To humiliate her, likely, but the way he said things and how he constructed his words and sentences, I would have held back a laugh.
No, really:
"Starting today, your engagement to his royal highness the crown prince has been terminated!! It is because you neglected the queen's education; thus, you did not acquire any proper training and that is your sin!" And then, tada! Conveniently, he says afterwards, "More than that, I would like to introduce my educated and well-respected daughter, Lady Tiana Lemone, who's suitable enough and she will replace you as Prince Alan's fiancee!!" And then she's just right there.
It would've been seen as a cliche occurence - everything from the way the story progressed to their reactions, all to possibly make the MC shine - and having seen enough of it, I am unfazed. Pretty standard. I could've just skimmed it and went for what made it appeal to me, through the title. But... the timing! The way it was announced! The convenient appearance of his daughter just as she was introduced - it was pretty silly and funny. It's like: Bam - summoning. Bam - condemnation. Then: "By the way, here's my very awesome daughter!"