just started re-reading this, and there are plenty of hints that Ruve was being controlled by Jieun, and wasn't in his right mind when he sentenced Tia to death. for instance, in chapter 9 when Tia visited the temple, there's a scene where Ruve is shouting her name and telling her to open her eyes. you can't really see his face but it's pretty obvious that it's him, and it almost looks like he's crying










i'm sorry but the black haired older brother is such a wet-end , i mean ,, c'mon, he's like 28 or smth, it's one thing to be an emotional teenager, but it's a bit weird to burst into tears whenever u get angry when you're almost 30 ┑( ̄Д  ̄)┍
Well, it's obvious that he has issues, he's too fragile and tries to protect himself by acting tsundere-ish.... I feel like he has so many insecurities he breaks down easily, i honestly think he needs help