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Embers of Illeniel #2
The Silent Tempest
The story of the first Illeniel wizard continues. Tyrion’s life among the She’Har had become quiet, but the sins of his youth have returned to haunt him. The Mordan wardens have discovered one of his children, and the other groves are racing to find and claim the rest of his illegitimate offspring. Unable to stand by and watch as his children are used as pawns against one another, Tyrion makes a hard choice, one that will set him against everyone and everything he cares for.
Others’ love had made his children strong, but his hate would make them powerful.
Others’ love had made his children strong, but his hate would make them powerful.
516 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 23, 2015
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Michael G. Manning
30 books2,091 followersMichael Manning was born in Cleveland, Texas and spent his formative years there, reading fantasy and science fiction, concocting home grown experiments in his backyard, and generally avoiding schoolwork.
Eventually he went to college, starting at Sam Houston State University, where his love of beer blossomed and his obsession with playing role-playing games led him to what he calls 'his best year ever' and what most of his family calls 'the lost year'.
Several years and a few crappy jobs later, he decided to pursue college again and was somehow accepted into the University of Houston Honors program (we won't get into the particulars of that miracle). This led to a degree in pharmacy and it followed from there that he wound up with a license to practice said profession.
Unfortunately, Michael was not a very good pharmacist. Being relatively lawless and free spirited were not particularly good traits to possess in a career focused on perfection, patient safety, and the letter-of-the-law. Nevertheless, he persisted and after a stint as a hospital pharmacy manager wound up as a pharmacist working in correctional managed care for the State of Texas.
He gave drugs to prisoners.
After a year or two at UTMB he became bored and taught himself entirely too much about networking, programming, and database design and administration. At first his supervisors warned him (repeatedly) to do his assigned tasks and stop designing programs to help his coworkers do theirs, but eventually they gave up and just let him do whatever he liked since it seemed to be generally working out well for them.
Ten or eleven years later and he got bored with that too. So he wrote a book. We won't talk about where he was when he wrote 'The Blacksmith's Son', but let's just assume he was probably supposed to be doing something else at the time.
Some people liked the book and told other people. Now they won't leave him alone.
After another year or two, he decided to just give up and stop pretending to be a pharmacist/programmer, much to the chagrin of his mother (who had only ever wanted him to grow up to be a doctor and had finally become content with the fact that he had settled on pharmacy instead).
Michael's wife supported his decision, even as she stubbornly refused to believe he would make any money at it. It turned out later that she was just telling him this because she knew that nothing made Michael more contrary than his never ending desire to prove her wrong. Once he was able to prove said fact she promptly admitted her tricky ruse and he has since given up on trying to win.
Today he lives at home with his stubborn wife, teenage twins, a giant moose-poodle, two yorkies, a green-cheeked conure, a massive prehistoric tortoise, and a head full of imaginary people. There are also some fish, but he refuses to talk about them.
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Eventually he went to college, starting at Sam Houston State University, where his love of beer blossomed and his obsession with playing role-playing games led him to what he calls 'his best year ever' and what most of his family calls 'the lost year'.
Several years and a few crappy jobs later, he decided to pursue college again and was somehow accepted into the University of Houston Honors program (we won't get into the particulars of that miracle). This led to a degree in pharmacy and it followed from there that he wound up with a license to practice said profession.
Unfortunately, Michael was not a very good pharmacist. Being relatively lawless and free spirited were not particularly good traits to possess in a career focused on perfection, patient safety, and the letter-of-the-law. Nevertheless, he persisted and after a stint as a hospital pharmacy manager wound up as a pharmacist working in correctional managed care for the State of Texas.
He gave drugs to prisoners.
After a year or two at UTMB he became bored and taught himself entirely too much about networking, programming, and database design and administration. At first his supervisors warned him (repeatedly) to do his assigned tasks and stop designing programs to help his coworkers do theirs, but eventually they gave up and just let him do whatever he liked since it seemed to be generally working out well for them.
Ten or eleven years later and he got bored with that too. So he wrote a book. We won't talk about where he was when he wrote 'The Blacksmith's Son', but let's just assume he was probably supposed to be doing something else at the time.
Some people liked the book and told other people. Now they won't leave him alone.
After another year or two, he decided to just give up and stop pretending to be a pharmacist/programmer, much to the chagrin of his mother (who had only ever wanted him to grow up to be a doctor and had finally become content with the fact that he had settled on pharmacy instead).
Michael's wife supported his decision, even as she stubbornly refused to believe he would make any money at it. It turned out later that she was just telling him this because she knew that nothing made Michael more contrary than his never ending desire to prove her wrong. Once he was able to prove said fact she promptly admitted her tricky ruse and he has since given up on trying to win.
Today he lives at home with his stubborn wife, teenage twins, a giant moose-poodle, two yorkies, a green-cheeked conure, a massive prehistoric tortoise, and a head full of imaginary people. There are also some fish, but he refuses to talk about them.
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November 12, 2017
yes so far I'm one of the only 2 people to give this book a 1 star.Why, because I did not like it. Most of my dislike was based on subjective things related to characters. Spoilers ahead
Daniel
Having taken a 10 year break from fighting (presumably doing nothing but eating grapes and frolicking in the trees)he is even more full of rage and self loathing. He is 35 years old +- and he still acts like he did in the past but now he communicates in nothing but grunts and growls for which Alex Wyndham gave him a jaw locked town guard's voice. I guess it helps to show he is far from civilization since tree elves apparently have no civilization.Daniel backs down from every verbal confrontation till it's time for him to activate his special world destroying powers (because even in the kingdom of wizards his line is special, in 1000s of years he is the only one to etc ,etc ,etc) which he does 3 or 4 times, which makes it less effective/suspenseful(There's only so many times you can tease destruction before reader stops falling for it)with all the power and years to do something he apparently still could not free his kids from Mordon, for some reason he gave up on it fast.
Lilly
No, I won't even try to spell it. She went from a person to a robot. In the first book she was naive and carrying person who had her own personality but here she is like a robot or a team dog with characters going "oh look at Lilly trying to joke, she thinks she is people" she spends most of the book removed from the story.It was not how others of her kind behaved and I tried to excuse it with her age but she seemed better than this in the first book.
Katherine
First of many to fall into the "you expected anyone to be a decent person, f you" hole that this book dug. Remember how in the last book she was loyal and bit psychotic, ideal girlfriend material, etc well now it's time for "realism" in the last book she may have told Daniel she loved him but was unwilling to cheat on her husband but in this books it turns out she was cheating on her husband with another woman(The story does not make excuses like saying it does not count with another woman or something like that, so it's not just my interpretation of events it's how it went down) she pulls the "you don't get to judge me" anyways. She abandons her son and goes to live into the hellish woods with danny and his 16 kids then she goes on to complain that everything is as bad as Daniel has been saying for years.She is supposedly meant to be the sane one in the world gone mad but in the end she just ends up being annoying. I'm not even sure if that is her role since they have a fight about how she does not want to be the emotional support for the kids so Daniel can more freely rage at them, their bickering got annoying fast.
Seth and Danny's dad
Seth turned into a wife beating drunk. Danny's dad is a regular drunk who thinks his son should have never been born.
16 kids
We only get to know 4-5. They go from hating danny to loving him instantly, some have their reasons but it was too universal for me(There is only 1 black sheep out of them all). After their first fights danny gives them his super armor so they stop being in danger but trees start escalating the difficulty, putting up 6 vs 2 with the 6 having magic swords to counter the armor. Then trees attack the house but danny threatens to blow up the world.
Storyteller
He is back and spends most a lot of time recapping the first book, it comes of inorganic since in universe it has not been that long since he started telling the story. I have not read mageborn but I feel like a lot of stuff is happening because it was mentioned in passing in those books and now all the pieces must be made to fit. We could have used more exposition about that
instead of endless hints that good trees can see the future.At the end of the last book he said he would tell us about how danny got to know his kids and trained them in combat and that is all this book was about, that and nothing more.
Trees
We don't know anything about them.The way Lilly acted made me wonder about what they do all day since they have no music, are very bad at arena fighting(it's a competition yet non of the sides seem to put even the basic preparations into achieving victory, unless it's to cheat against danny)also precogs are allowed to place bets.We hear about their complex art but see non of it, danny seems to have given up on studying spell weaving(nor does he seem to have learned anything new in 10 years) near the end we find out that groves are like separate species (for some reason) and that is it. Old trainer who used to be all "watch your tongue dog" is apparently now good guy full of remorse and he only tried to destroy danny's music instrument for his own good.
Final thoughts
It was really hard to tell what character changes were inconsistencies and what were natural changes born from passage of time and regardless of the nature of those changes it left me watching strangers who wore the skin of characters I got to know in the previous book, more like some mockery than a real sequel. Its also possible that later books will fill out information gaps but this particular books felt like a lot of wheel spinning mixed with a half written lifetime drama
Daniel
Having taken a 10 year break from fighting (presumably doing nothing but eating grapes and frolicking in the trees)he is even more full of rage and self loathing. He is 35 years old +- and he still acts like he did in the past but now he communicates in nothing but grunts and growls for which Alex Wyndham gave him a jaw locked town guard's voice. I guess it helps to show he is far from civilization since tree elves apparently have no civilization.Daniel backs down from every verbal confrontation till it's time for him to activate his special world destroying powers (because even in the kingdom of wizards his line is special, in 1000s of years he is the only one to etc ,etc ,etc) which he does 3 or 4 times, which makes it less effective/suspenseful(There's only so many times you can tease destruction before reader stops falling for it)with all the power and years to do something he apparently still could not free his kids from Mordon, for some reason he gave up on it fast.
Lilly
No, I won't even try to spell it. She went from a person to a robot. In the first book she was naive and carrying person who had her own personality but here she is like a robot or a team dog with characters going "oh look at Lilly trying to joke, she thinks she is people" she spends most of the book removed from the story.It was not how others of her kind behaved and I tried to excuse it with her age but she seemed better than this in the first book.
Katherine
First of many to fall into the "you expected anyone to be a decent person, f you" hole that this book dug. Remember how in the last book she was loyal and bit psychotic, ideal girlfriend material, etc well now it's time for "realism" in the last book she may have told Daniel she loved him but was unwilling to cheat on her husband but in this books it turns out she was cheating on her husband with another woman(The story does not make excuses like saying it does not count with another woman or something like that, so it's not just my interpretation of events it's how it went down) she pulls the "you don't get to judge me" anyways. She abandons her son and goes to live into the hellish woods with danny and his 16 kids then she goes on to complain that everything is as bad as Daniel has been saying for years.She is supposedly meant to be the sane one in the world gone mad but in the end she just ends up being annoying. I'm not even sure if that is her role since they have a fight about how she does not want to be the emotional support for the kids so Daniel can more freely rage at them, their bickering got annoying fast.
Seth and Danny's dad
Seth turned into a wife beating drunk. Danny's dad is a regular drunk who thinks his son should have never been born.
16 kids
We only get to know 4-5. They go from hating danny to loving him instantly, some have their reasons but it was too universal for me(There is only 1 black sheep out of them all). After their first fights danny gives them his super armor so they stop being in danger but trees start escalating the difficulty, putting up 6 vs 2 with the 6 having magic swords to counter the armor. Then trees attack the house but danny threatens to blow up the world.
Storyteller
He is back and spends most a lot of time recapping the first book, it comes of inorganic since in universe it has not been that long since he started telling the story. I have not read mageborn but I feel like a lot of stuff is happening because it was mentioned in passing in those books and now all the pieces must be made to fit. We could have used more exposition about that
instead of endless hints that good trees can see the future.At the end of the last book he said he would tell us about how danny got to know his kids and trained them in combat and that is all this book was about, that and nothing more.
Trees
We don't know anything about them.The way Lilly acted made me wonder about what they do all day since they have no music, are very bad at arena fighting(it's a competition yet non of the sides seem to put even the basic preparations into achieving victory, unless it's to cheat against danny)also precogs are allowed to place bets.We hear about their complex art but see non of it, danny seems to have given up on studying spell weaving(nor does he seem to have learned anything new in 10 years) near the end we find out that groves are like separate species (for some reason) and that is it. Old trainer who used to be all "watch your tongue dog" is apparently now good guy full of remorse and he only tried to destroy danny's music instrument for his own good.
Final thoughts
It was really hard to tell what character changes were inconsistencies and what were natural changes born from passage of time and regardless of the nature of those changes it left me watching strangers who wore the skin of characters I got to know in the previous book, more like some mockery than a real sequel. Its also possible that later books will fill out information gaps but this particular books felt like a lot of wheel spinning mixed with a half written lifetime drama
July 2, 2015
I was disappointed in this book. Im not gonna say it was bad because it wasnt but it was lacking. The series went from being fresh and interesting in the first book to just a standard fantasy with his anger flared and the love he cant forget. It gets old real fast and despite the author telling us otherwise in his introduction, the story's basically about a standard hero with a few skellies and hard time in his baggage.
10 years has passed since we saw Tyrion last time, meaning he is around 30. Apparently, during this time he did not once speak to his warden/love/owner w/e because there is literally no development. The first conversation with Lyra is one that I'd imagine they would have the first few minutes into their relationship, perhaps a couple of days into it. Not ten years later! Also there is a change of pace. The first book covered a couple of years while this one barely covers one? Even less I think. Im not sure this is bad, but it irks me a little that the change is so drastic.
I want to mention the kids but... Please, it's as common in fantasy as carpe diem is on walls! It is also very common among livestock, racehorses etc. Nobody was surprised by this particular turn of events.
There was one thing I did like more about this book thou. The "I" person, the father, the one who spreads wisdom randomly throughout the first book is practically gone. I did very much enjoy the storyteller perspective in Patrick Rothfuss books but Kvothe wasnt some father teaching his kid life lessons, quite the opposite. Same goes for Edward M. Knights Dagan.
I'd like to place one star but that's just not fair. It is a more than decent book, perhaps a 4 if it wasn't for the disappointment. So 3 stars
10 years has passed since we saw Tyrion last time, meaning he is around 30. Apparently, during this time he did not once speak to his warden/love/owner w/e because there is literally no development. The first conversation with Lyra is one that I'd imagine they would have the first few minutes into their relationship, perhaps a couple of days into it. Not ten years later! Also there is a change of pace. The first book covered a couple of years while this one barely covers one? Even less I think. Im not sure this is bad, but it irks me a little that the change is so drastic.
I want to mention the kids but... Please, it's as common in fantasy as carpe diem is on walls! It is also very common among livestock, racehorses etc. Nobody was surprised by this particular turn of events.
There was one thing I did like more about this book thou. The "I" person, the father, the one who spreads wisdom randomly throughout the first book is practically gone. I did very much enjoy the storyteller perspective in Patrick Rothfuss books but Kvothe wasnt some father teaching his kid life lessons, quite the opposite. Same goes for Edward M. Knights Dagan.
I'd like to place one star but that's just not fair. It is a more than decent book, perhaps a 4 if it wasn't for the disappointment. So 3 stars
October 21, 2015
I finished this in triple-quick time!
I don't remember reading a book this quickly. I was expecting it to take at least a week, given my busy schedule and my relatively low reading speed of late.
The only book I remember to have invoked strong emotions in me is Faith of the Fallen. The Silent Tempest did more than just that. It made me sit and think, really think.
The story isn't particularly plot based. It's more focused on the characters. Characters that accurately reflect human behaviour: our fears, flaws, love, hate and great range of emotions.
The humans in the story stand in stark contrast to the She'Har, who are as inhuman in their feelings as they are in their actions. The story highlights the Law of Sowing and Reaping, how one's actions can make or mar one in the future, how a man's experiences can shape his life... There's just so much to learn from this.
The writing style invokes a lot of passion for the characters, both the protagonists and antagonists.
'The Silent Tempest' is a highly suitable name for this magnificent piece of writing. A bit sad to see that the final instalment of the series won't be out till next year.
I don't remember reading a book this quickly. I was expecting it to take at least a week, given my busy schedule and my relatively low reading speed of late.
The only book I remember to have invoked strong emotions in me is Faith of the Fallen. The Silent Tempest did more than just that. It made me sit and think, really think.
The story isn't particularly plot based. It's more focused on the characters. Characters that accurately reflect human behaviour: our fears, flaws, love, hate and great range of emotions.
The humans in the story stand in stark contrast to the She'Har, who are as inhuman in their feelings as they are in their actions. The story highlights the Law of Sowing and Reaping, how one's actions can make or mar one in the future, how a man's experiences can shape his life... There's just so much to learn from this.
The writing style invokes a lot of passion for the characters, both the protagonists and antagonists.
'The Silent Tempest' is a highly suitable name for this magnificent piece of writing. A bit sad to see that the final instalment of the series won't be out till next year.
June 4, 2015
Michael's writing continues to mature, and I enjoyed this book so much I immediately re-read it.
Apart from developing Tyrion's character into a more realistic and conflicted person, the characterisation of his children is very good. There's a real sense of them as different people.
Underlying the main plot is a very clever secondary narrative, which deals with the aftermath and consequences of colonisation, showing that even when the colonisers realise how horrifically they have behaved, this cannot erase the damage done or the hatred they have engendered in the colonised.
I can't wait for the next installment!
Apart from developing Tyrion's character into a more realistic and conflicted person, the characterisation of his children is very good. There's a real sense of them as different people.
Underlying the main plot is a very clever secondary narrative, which deals with the aftermath and consequences of colonisation, showing that even when the colonisers realise how horrifically they have behaved, this cannot erase the damage done or the hatred they have engendered in the colonised.
I can't wait for the next installment!
May 26, 2015
The Silent Tempest is a wonderful addition to Manning's world. In this series we find out the hidden reasons that dominate so much of his other books. It is not an easy read, content, although the writing is gentle and in places very beautiful.
Learning more about the events that led to the Blacksmith's son is the reason these books exist, but they are not history tomes, nor supplements. They stand fully alone as very good stories in their own right. They add greater depth and emotion to the already deep world.
A book well worth your time, and your tears.
Learning more about the events that led to the Blacksmith's son is the reason these books exist, but they are not history tomes, nor supplements. They stand fully alone as very good stories in their own right. They add greater depth and emotion to the already deep world.
A book well worth your time, and your tears.
June 18, 2015
Couldn't put it down.
I was thinking about this book during my work day. Seriously how good is a book when you obsess about how soon you'll be able to pick it up again? The answer is really GOOD!
I was thinking about this book during my work day. Seriously how good is a book when you obsess about how soon you'll be able to pick it up again? The answer is really GOOD!
September 28, 2018
3.5 to 4 stars
October 16, 2017
I'm giving this book a 4.5 it was great but just it was a little to short and just slightly not as good as book 1.
October 5, 2022
Illeniel's Embers #2 - Mageborn #7
Mort continues his tale on family history to his dependents about the patriarch Daniel Tennick turned Tyrion Illeniel. Tyrion's existence descends to a new level of purgatory when his offspring's power manifests and they become the highest prized resource for plunder by the She'Har groves.
While this book has an undeniably darker tone, I found the story utterly enthralling and hard to put down. The complexity and cohesion of this prequel series convince me that this wasn't written as an afterthought to Mageborn but almost the other way around. I especially enjoy the She'Har history that is revealed. Even though I know there will not be a happy ending, I can't wait to see Tyrion get his revenge.
Mort continues his tale on family history to his dependents about the patriarch Daniel Tennick turned Tyrion Illeniel. Tyrion's existence descends to a new level of purgatory when his offspring's power manifests and they become the highest prized resource for plunder by the She'Har groves.
While this book has an undeniably darker tone, I found the story utterly enthralling and hard to put down. The complexity and cohesion of this prequel series convince me that this wasn't written as an afterthought to Mageborn but almost the other way around. I especially enjoy the She'Har history that is revealed. Even though I know there will not be a happy ending, I can't wait to see Tyrion get his revenge.
March 7, 2023
This series is so fascinating to me because it is so much darker than his Mageborn series or the series after that one. I couldn't say that I really liked the first novel in this series because it was so dark. As this second novel progressed, though, I came to really appreciate what Manning was doing. He's giving an enormous back story as to where the power comes from on the illenial side of things. It also enabled Manning to write something totally different from his other series from both a writing perspective and also a theme perspective.
October 21, 2017
As with most books its tough to maintain the pace and narrative when you move from the main protagonist to add multiple new people into the plot. In this case, its the offspring and Kate who come back into the picture. And its handled pretty well all things considered. But now we are primarily reading to know the ending rather than the tale really being gripping. All in all still recommended.
December 13, 2017
This book really could’ve been five stars. The only reason why is because I’m not necessarily in love with any of the characters. The main character I admired in the first book wore off on me. Although he is very loyal, he’s a bit too rough for me. Daniel has a mini harem going on and I think “Illy” is preggers too. Obviously his brood is his army and I can’t wait to read the next book. Bravo!
December 4, 2021
Did Tyrion score three at once? Bruh
What I love about Embers is how it goes in a completely different direction from usual revenge fantasies. Instead of making us think "Will this happen?", it says "Yeah, it's happeninig." The book definitely has a ton of bold ideas, and I feel like each of them were executed perfectly. Moving onto the third book. I'm HYPED!!!
What I love about Embers is how it goes in a completely different direction from usual revenge fantasies. Instead of making us think "Will this happen?", it says "Yeah, it's happeninig." The book definitely has a ton of bold ideas, and I feel like each of them were executed perfectly. Moving onto the third book. I'm HYPED!!!
April 16, 2021
This prequel is quite a departure from the series that it preceeds, much darker subject matter but a really fascinating dive into the world building and history of the world we saw in mageborn. I enjoyed it a lot.
July 19, 2021
It is dark and I won't lie it depressed me but on the same time I was sooo hooked on it!!! I couldn't stop reading it honestly, I would start my work late because I just couldn't gather the will power to pause it for a few hours! This book trilogy is so unique, I am obsessed with it!
September 23, 2023
Almost unrelieved darkness. The trouble is that the trend implies the third book will be pitch black. I fear this is going to be a slog for my delicate heart.
Morally, should there be any limits when attempting to ensure the survival of your own species?
Morally, should there be any limits when attempting to ensure the survival of your own species?
August 26, 2024
Tyrion is the man
Again an excellent read and so well put together. Story is so up and down and your emotion along with it. I feel like I could write a biography on the author here. Good good.
Again an excellent read and so well put together. Story is so up and down and your emotion along with it. I feel like I could write a biography on the author here. Good good.
January 6, 2018
Dark, tragic. Nobody likeable. Just the way I like it.
April 11, 2018
Book 3 here I come!
Fantastic story where the main character continues to grow in power and in his ability to frustrate everyone around him including the reader!
Fantastic story where the main character continues to grow in power and in his ability to frustrate everyone around him including the reader!
May 14, 2018
3.5 stars
October 29, 2018
Best so far.
This book explored the characters in a more nuanced way. It’s the best in the 3 series I’ve read so far.
This book explored the characters in a more nuanced way. It’s the best in the 3 series I’ve read so far.
April 2, 2019
So fucking good.
July 29, 2020
Filler book?
Will continue the series in hopes that it is as riveting as the first. Still devoured the book in a week or so though. Enjoy
All ofManningswork
Will continue the series in hopes that it is as riveting as the first. Still devoured the book in a week or so though. Enjoy
All ofManningswork
September 21, 2020
Even more gripping than the first book and a very good tale. Can't say I'm totally happy with the ending though, it didn't make me feel good.
March 6, 2021
Great book . Lots of ups/downs and intrigue. Cant wait to get to book number three in the series.
August 9, 2022
The themes in this series are very dark and disturbing, and while I was curious to see if it had a happy ending or redemption it is clear it will not. So I will not finish this series, it has become uncountable to read.
October 5, 2022
The Embers of Illiniel books are currently my favorites in the Mageborn universe. The quality of the writing has greatly improved from the Mageborn debut series.
October 14, 2023
Hmm little confusing at times.. kinda hard to follow every now and then . Overall is good.
October 4, 2025
The first book was rough, but this one was just utterly emotionally gutting. Manning, you're an absolutely mad bastard and I'm here for it.
September 17, 2016
Mixed feeling about this book. It was gut wrenching, the situation with danials kids.though I no longer feel sympathy for him. A lot of things were forced on him, but not all things. We got a number of him female victims; 27 women he raped. 27 he used his mind control powers on, an many he impregnated, shattering their lives; one even killed herself; Danial is strong though so nobody can truly punish him, in the end he just brushes past it, with the help of Kate.
Kate, her character was supposed the typical feisty, but sweet, never giver up on her man type, while also being quick to chew him out when he does wrong, but in the end she is just a love sick girl who will not forgive or forget but still accept his crimes. Leaving an understandably jealous seth and her child for a violent man, a rapist because "tragedy's happen" in kates words.Punishment= harem of women, who will deal with his BS, a gaggle of superpower kids that he abused; and villagers who accept him because he will kill them otherwise and for money.
OK no that is the cons. At the other side of the coin this story is about power, suffering and the will to live. Characters who have to fight to death say they will never kill and stay true only to die for their efforts or kill anyways, a lose lose situation. People with power can commit cruelty because who will stop them? In the case of the sheha while taking evil action, they dont understand their evil but they have power so who will stop them? Danial is a monster no matter his past, plenty have people have been through what he has but he has power so no matter who he assaults or betray's no one will stop him; and that was probably behind kate's thinking. Its not like she can punish him in any other way accept to hurt him emotionally, and she is aware that once that line is crossed she has nothing over him. In this world it is better to get in bed with a monster than a weakling; her husband was a nice guy but he can't to anything when SHTF.
Kate, her character was supposed the typical feisty, but sweet, never giver up on her man type, while also being quick to chew him out when he does wrong, but in the end she is just a love sick girl who will not forgive or forget but still accept his crimes. Leaving an understandably jealous seth and her child for a violent man, a rapist because "tragedy's happen" in kates words.Punishment= harem of women, who will deal with his BS, a gaggle of superpower kids that he abused; and villagers who accept him because he will kill them otherwise and for money.
OK no that is the cons. At the other side of the coin this story is about power, suffering and the will to live. Characters who have to fight to death say they will never kill and stay true only to die for their efforts or kill anyways, a lose lose situation. People with power can commit cruelty because who will stop them? In the case of the sheha while taking evil action, they dont understand their evil but they have power so who will stop them? Danial is a monster no matter his past, plenty have people have been through what he has but he has power so no matter who he assaults or betray's no one will stop him; and that was probably behind kate's thinking. Its not like she can punish him in any other way accept to hurt him emotionally, and she is aware that once that line is crossed she has nothing over him. In this world it is better to get in bed with a monster than a weakling; her husband was a nice guy but he can't to anything when SHTF.
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