the carriage assassination scene should elicit writing a report to the duke, as an attempt to end one of his child's life is made and she is most likely the crown prince's fiance out of all the candidates yet the duke did nothing. And Lillianna's brother, despite saying that he wanted connection, and despite both of the sibling come to the royal palace and chat with the prince, he didn't even try to match is timing with his sister to make a "coincidental" meeting. It seems like the guy just saw his sis like a poor cat on the streets: pitiful but ignorable.

And also The characters here, all including the MC and the side characters, lacked any defining traits. They seem to blend into 1, the difference is that some has more information than others and that's it. They all feels like a lesser version of all the characters in Frieren, all are expression less individuals that possess varying degrees of screen time and info. And because of that the novel lack any substance, there is no emotion being expressed hence forth it feels lacking. I feel like I'm reading a boring diary from a medieval person.

And Seriously?? The kid is 6 years old and when she said that "My mother sent me a poisonous flower to me on my birthday" all the reaction she got, from a person she DELIBARATELY TRUST IN, is just a simple "your reaction is different than other kids". LIKE WHAT?? This mage and Lillianna already have a foundation of trust and honesty between them and when she revealed her trauma like that you just f*ckin ignore her. Her grandmother, the mage, the brother all does this shit. The grandma even went above and beyond, sure she cares (only a little bit) but the way she cares is soooooo mean. She just went to Lillianna, gave her a cookie, and said hey girl don't hate the papa and granddaddy too much because they only care about 1 person. I don't CARE about what excuses you make lady, if they love a person then they should've love their lover's kids too no cap, the way this family has been acting is just pure neglect ab*se, verbal ab*se, behavioral ab*se and communication issues.

The only normal person in this novel, the only REALISTIC person dare I say is the maid, Marianne, she's the only one who's got emotions, she is the only one who cries for the protagonist, mourns and feels relief for the protagonist. And is the only person who consistently takes actions to help/protect her. Damn, if the protagonist wasn't straight I would've LOVE for Lilianna and Marianne to just have a yuri ending and gtfo outa this hell hole.