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I’m not a big fan of Alicia. That BOY…I repeat..BOY not only saved her ass before, but came there in all Ernest to save her once again, Unlike her, he has no ulterior motive, To her he is a TOOL, nothing more, her anger is due to her pride, NOT any feelings for him. 99.999% of the times Ladies, especially one with an official Title (baron) DO NOT MARRY their knights.. (he’s not even HER knight to begin with!!) Speaking of, why does she not have even one knight of her own besides grandpa?!? Outside of the symbolic meaning of how he took the hanky, there is absolutely NO ROMANTIC chemistry/feelings/flirting between the two. Full stop! Even if she did fall in love, marry etc.. a part of her will probably always see him as beneath her… and his actual life navigating a novels life would be absolute hell for our boy! He definitely deserves better!! I know this is a FANTASY story and definitely respect everyone’s right to back the girl they want, I just struggle to understand why someone would choose a woman for him that he’s only interacted with twice, both times was her just using him to get what she wanted. Our boy is to pure for that!
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As for his childhood friend, it’s definitely a more natural choice, not only have they had more “scenes” together, but they have also been laced with deeper meaning, when we first meet her it’s obvious she is genuinely concerned for him, she is one of the few people that actually knows he hears a voice, shows a level of trust between them, it’s her shoulder he leans on as they try to escape, she is literally ready to kill for him so that he has a sword to protect himself…Only to chop all her hair off to pay for it. Dude that panel of her crying holding her hair in her hands is gut-wrenching! Her sacrifice was what put Vlad on his first step to becoming what he is now… would he have ended up there w/o her? Probably, who knows, point is she put the sword in his hands, she is one that believed in him. Once he rescued her from those damn nuns, you see more glimpses of his feelings for her. She doesn’t try to cling to him or use him for her own gain. Once he’s done in Sohara he leaves and she stays with their “mother figure”
SOOO if I’m FORCED to choose between the 2, I definitely choose her and see them living a good life together. Life backed by mutual trust,respect, genuine feelings etc. She’ll never be a “lady” but I DO NOT get the vibe that Vlad wants to be a noble “gentleman” either. He wants to be a honorable knight, not play at politics of the aristocracy.
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Honestly I do NOT see this story having much real romance anyway, this is the journey of a knight… I’m pretty sure I read a spoiler from someone that read novels and they said is no real romance until the end… and even then it’s not a lot… idk if I’m remembering that right.
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ANYWAY… that’s my opinionated rant on whose best Waifu material!! if you read all this
(Mini novel!) you’re a real one and thank you!! (▰˘◡˘▰)