What made me dislike Alaina more than anything else is how when she was outed she immediately stops caring about whether her plot succeeds and tries to drag her closest ally down with her
If I had to pick a fate for Alaina I'd let Cass out of the dungeon, give her the details of Alaina's murdering her mother and manipulating her for her whole life then tell Cass to do as she wishes to her
I don't understand you, people.
Tell Cass this? Tell Cass that her real father is actually long dead? Tell her that the current government is illegitimate and the result of elven manipulation?
If this information is revealed, then Cass will be the greatest threat to the protagonist.
Does it ever occur to you that Cass will go mad with rage, because she thought it was HER father who didn't love her, when in fact it was her uncle who didn't love her.
Does it bother you that the biggest beneficiaries of Alaina's lies are the protagonist and his mother?
Does it bother you that Cass is a selfish, ambitious, imperialistic, cruel person who will be extremely motivated to kill the protagonist's family? Whom she already dislikes?
Or do you think she'll say, "Oh, the Protagonist is the son of the man who took the place of my real father, who oppressed me my whole life. And the Protagonist himself occupies the throne unlawfully. Of course, I will obey him!"
Does it bother you that you'll give Cass the information that she's the legitimate heir to the rightful king?
Does it bother you that you'll put her in a position where she might decide she can be Empress herself by choosing a spineless consort husband?
And her reign will begin with the execution of the Protagonist, his sisters, and his mother. And she won't hold back, because the difference between this scenario and the route where the Protagonist submits to Cass after Olivia blackmails her in prison is that she doesn't need the Protagonist as a flag of legitimacy, because she herself is legitimate.
Bravo! Logic at its finest!
And what's all this for? To punish the elf? The one who has done more for your life and power than anyone else?
Yes, she did all this for the elven interests.
But, firstly, the protagonist is half-elf himself.
Secondly, her motivation doesn't negate all the benefits the protagonist received from her.
So my question is, is the anti-elven lobby in these comments even rational? Is it capable of logical thinking? Is it pursuing the protagonist's interests?