
this man seriously threw a tantrum over other country’s culture and now DEMANDS to get food for free? The audacity...

If someone served me a dog steak, I wouldn’t just get mad and storm out.
I mean I wouldn’t keep it a secret and tell people, just like how his religion should be known to the people of the palace bc they welcomed him.
it’s bc Lady arial was lacking and doing a shitty job that’s why that happened. and I don’t think it’s bc u r ignorant but more like bc no one taught u that there are other people with different cultures and religions.

The problem wasn't that the served him pork, but served him meat that wasn't prepared/killed in the method that was correct in their religion. Yet he acted as they knew about that and did that to offend him or smth and threw a tantrum. Also, you have to consider, that they were living in different times - nowadays we can just research all this information, but it was different for them. Lady Arial did a good job, it's just that she was lacking critical information. It's not like Lady Rachel wouldn't make the same mistake without Marie.

Why is that a lot of women jump in to protect men and insult other women? Aren't you a woman too? Can't you put yourself in this situation? I'm not only talking about "stealing boyfriend", but for example about rape too... especially in the family. A lot of times it's another woman protecting the rapist. "You seduced him while you're his *role in the family*!" or "It all happened because you were wearing revealing clothes around the house!". It hurts so much
Why is that a lot of romance authors like the idea of a romance between step-siblings? Is it because it's like childhood friends trope, but they're even more close? Or sometimes, is it because you're getting super close to someone you just met, so your mind thinks that it's love? Is there anyone who has a strong opinion regarding this topic or just likes this type of trope?
The ‘romance between step-siblings’ thing makes me uncomfortable.
I grew up pretty close to my own step siblings, and we always leave out the step bit of it so whenever I read it my mind can’t help but think it’s incest and it’s nasty
I agree. I also treat my step-sister like my real sister. This also reminds me of "you're not family, because you're not connected by blood" thing. This statement undermines all family bonds between step-siblings or a parent and their adopted child. You don't have to share the same blood to be considered a family