Ok, I get that he has issues and fear of abandonment, but placing that level of a burden on her shoulders is just low, especially for someone like him.
I'd like to think it's the alcohol talking, but still. You don't emotionally blackmail someone who is trying to build themselves up, trying to protect everything they have and are, and is actively working for a better future. She waited 3 years in that Campaign where you left the first night without a word. You left her alone a lot of nights while looking for monsters. You left her alone for the Capital Ceremony. You left her alone when going to the Monster War. You almost left her alone in that horrible prison of a life. You have no real grounds to put that emotional baggage on her.
One can say it was because of duty. Well, her decision is out of duty as well. Not just to herself, but the people of Anatol whom she learned to love. She wants to protect them by ensuring their lord remains in place and the Duke leaves them alone.
Maxi realized something very important: if they continue on this path, they will end up destroying and resenting each other.
I'd like to think it's the alcohol talking, but still. You don't emotionally blackmail someone who is trying to build themselves up, trying to protect everything they have and are, and is actively working for a better future. She waited 3 years in that Campaign where you left the first night without a word. You left her alone a lot of nights while looking for monsters. You left her alone for the Capital Ceremony. You left her alone when going to the Monster War. You almost left her alone in that horrible prison of a life. You have no real grounds to put that emotional baggage on her.
One can say it was because of duty. Well, her decision is out of duty as well. Not just to herself, but the people of Anatol whom she learned to love. She wants to protect them by ensuring their lord remains in place and the Duke leaves them alone.
Maxi realized something very important: if they continue on this path, they will end up destroying and resenting each other.
Strawberries are neither classified as a berry nor do they come from straws. They are liars and false to the core. Do not trust the strawberry.
