Now that Blair has been added to the game and we're starting to see the story begin to pick up, I suspect Yona will get more time in the spotlight. Right now, she's a spear carrier (for those who don't know, its a term in theatre used to describe an extra who has just a couple of lines of dialogue then walks off the stage). Yona just appears in a scene, has a couple of lines and goes back into the background, right? So what's the point?
We might ask what's the point of Yona? What does she bring to the story? What can her story even be?
I can't speak for Zanith, but I imagine that Yona brings a more spiritual perspective to the story, her people are seemingly shamanistic and tribal. Rae's ability to use magic is inherent, possibly Lyriel too, Caitlyn's is from formal learning, Naomi's is more tradition based it seems (learning from witches), while Blair is a blank slate. Yona is therefore able to see things that the others might not, something that will more than likely come up later in the story.
As for Yona's own personal story, well, I've said it before and I still maintain that her story is going to be essentially Rocky 3. She lost the most important fight of her life, she's hit rock bottom. She believed she was dead, that this was the afterlife, claimed by some sort of shaman as a spirit wife. So she's going to be passive, lay back and think of ZugZug. Except, after speaking with the MC, Yona has now realised that maybe she's got that second chance. Her story arc is basically getting back the eye of the tiger, complete with montage and song.
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