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Alaina potentially already has something diabolical planned for if Elis dies or goes too far away from her plan. She pretty much states that the King has elven bastards around already that are older. If she can somehow prove their related to the king. She pretty much has a backup plan.

I currently believe those bastards are Celestine's kids. Arion and Noira. Which makes them Elis siblings and cousin at the same time.
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DrakoGhoul

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The pitcher will go to the well once too often.
Possibly. If Cass can fail horribly, I don't see why Alaina wouldn't be capable of failing as well. Only thing is, Alaina had a massive headstart of like a few decades. She should realistically have everything in position.

And like some people mentioned above in other posts. The elves seem to be picking up even Elis conquests now as well. Which means they're setting up something for a worse case scenario with even the next generation after him. Thankfully, I didn't just blindly trust Alaina and had her come tell me some of her plan. Now Elis has no reason to let his guard down around her or the elves.
 

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Possibly. If Cass can fail horribly, I don't see why Alaina wouldn't be capable of failing as well. Only thing is, Alaina had a massive headstart of like a few decades. She should realistically have everything in position.

And like some people mentioned above in other posts. The elves seem to be picking up even Elis conquests now as well. Which means they're setting up something for a worse case scenario with even the next generation after him. Thankfully, I didn't just blindly trust Alaina and had her come tell me some of her plan. Now Elis has no reason to let his guard down around her or the elves.
Cass' plan was doomed to fail without MC, even after taking the capital and pacifying the king she knew that her only way out ticket was convicing/blackmail him somehow.
Yes, Alaina had a massive headstart but she is the only Elf in the court, no one would step-up for her except MC and maybe Queen. I suspect her power in the court got pretty weakened too, after the exile; based on how easy it was for Conrad to debunk her network in such a short span of a time.

Elves are desperate, they become parasites upon the Empire - nothing more. And all their plans are bound to one person, even if she succedes, without proper diplomacy channel, they are doomed to fail as a whole sooner or later.
 
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Cass' plan was doomed to fail without MC, even after taking the capital and pacifying the king she knew that her only way out ticket was convicing/blackmail him somehow.
Yes, Alaina had a massive headstart but she is the only Elf in the court, no one would step-up for her except MC and maybe Queen. I suspect her power in the court got pretty weakened too, after the exile; based on how easy it was for Conrad to debunk her network in such a short span of a time.

Elves are desperate, they become parasites upon the Empire - nothing more. And all their plans are bound to one person, even if she succedes, without proper diplomacy channel, they are doomed to fail as a whole sooner or later.
I am pretty sure the only full elf I trust is the Queen, she has stated that she would choose you over her race. She has shown it where she has been with you (I am not including the lust/love route because LM made a mess out of the queen so idk wtf is going on with her :KEK: ).

Alaina has been scheming ever since the red emperor and planting false lore on the court. Your elf brethren are implementing attacks without coordinating with you indiscriminately and finally Val might be trying to kill you in your sleep if you enslaved her.

Conrad is no good either, but I trust him a bit more than alaina.
 
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Conrad is no good either, but I trust him a bit more than alaina.
Conrad is one of the few people I can trust right now.
He resisted Alaina's attempts to provoke and manipulate him. He was suspicious of Alaina from the beginning, and he was right. If I remember correctly, he called Alaina a puppeteer.

The elves brought about their own demise without even knowing it. In my game, main character will never be a puppet.
 

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I'm saying it right now, that Callahan son of a gun is a damn vampire; I've been thinking about this for some time, but on a recent playthrough finding him killing an armed, jacked professional soldier with bare hands seems to prove it. That and his emaciated (drinks only animal blood) appearance.
 
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I'm saying it right now, that Callahan son of a gun is a damn vampire; I've been thinking about this for some time, but on a recent playthrough finding him killing an armed, jacked professional soldier with bare hands seems to prove it. That and his emaciated (drinks only animal blood) appearance.
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We'll find out along the way, Cass, if you're a bookworm and slept with a vampire in Chapter 1.
 

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How many chapter were planned for this game since next update will finish the ch1? I remember monkey business was quite soon to come to its end, and now it seems starting to speed up as mc impregnate elin in this early of time? :unsure:
 

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How many chapter were planned for this game since next update will finish the ch1? I remember monkey business was quite soon to come to its end, and now it seems starting to speed up as mc impregnate elin in this early of time? :unsure:
No one knows. But most likely, Chapter 2 will be the last one.
 

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Yeah I think the reason, you don't visit the house is because the wife and the daughter got taken. Now I am wondering what happened to the first innkeeper's wife and spring since you technically can get them pregnant as well. :unsure:

Yeah Alaina clue helps out a lot, but the thing is why Sera was forced to marry instead of Celestine? Knowing that he already has half elves with Celes.

Final point, I think the elves are doing something by propping up bastards if you do something that they don't approve.
The fact they took that girl (and I think they take the wife too if you fuck her?) made me wonder if the elves also took away the other one off random pregnancies, like Spring or that wife that Elis fucks 30 seconds or so into the story.

I followed the warrior path with Elis, sleeping with both women, but only the daughter, who was said to be pregnant, was taken by these elves. I don’t know why they did it. Were they acting on Alaina’s orders? That seems likely, but for what purpose?

A few possibilities come to mind. Maybe they want to get rid of or protect Elis’s potential bastards. If the unborn are twins and carry this Reflection curse, they could be very important, a valuable asset for the elves’ plans. It might be a backup plan or some kind of insurance for the future.

Is this an attempt to keep them out of harm’s way, or even to quietly eliminate inconvenient offspring to protect Elis’s power, in case some vassals try to overthrow him by using them as pawns or replacements? It’s worth remembering that Alaina mentioned something like this when she talked about what happened at the king’s court during Elis’s exile.

I wonder if other women, like Spring, will be taken for the same reasons, especially if she’s also pregnant with Elis’s children. Given what’s come to light recently, it’s hard to fully trust Alaina. She could be a powerful ally as long as Elis’s goals line up with the elves’. But she’s definitely a threat and could cause serious trouble if left unchecked, possibly even betray or eliminate a lot of people.

On the other hand, Conrad, though he seems loyal and by the book, might betray Elis under certain circumstances. I believe he’s the one who killed the Red Emperor. If Elis ever crosses the line and turns tyrannical, or if Conrad challenges his rule or has ambitions of his own, we shouldn’t forget he’s of royal blood and could claim the throne.

For now, I sided with Conrad during his confrontation with Alaina in the throne room. I listened to her and decided to pretend to believe her, at least for now, when she explained her motives.

I don’t really mind the elves as long as they don’t interfere too much with Elis’s plans or authority. Maybe it’s possible to reach some kind of deal with them, even bring them into the empire by meeting some of their demands. But if they get in our way too much, we’ll have to push them aside or get rid of them.

Overall, I really enjoyed this update, even though it’s a bit frustrating that some things are still left unresolved, like that ongoing war in the West. The writing just keeps getting better and more intense. The story is shaping up to be really promising, and I’m eager to see what’s next.

I’m a big fan of all the politics, intrigues, and recent revelations. I’m curious about the many mysteries and unanswered questions this game still holds. Hopefully, the story has plenty more to offer and will take its time instead of rushing toward this conclusion.
 

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This character is one of Elin's friends, with whom they studied together at the magic tower. At Elin's request, they will arrive at the castle and receive royal protection while investigating the missing magicians in the west tower.

Which of these two designs would you like to see in the game?
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They both look like 'Dakota Johnson, not that I complain 3----->
 
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Personally, the first one is more of my type of the two. I like the long hair and the clothing she's wearing more. I can also imagine giving her backshots while pulling each braid, but I'm getting way ahead of myself here.
 
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