Soryuu Aya Brea

So, he is not only a cowardly man but also sleazy, making his way up by using women and probably justifying whatever he is doing along the way and blaming all of his shortcomings on others.

I always thought that he purposely seduced XF when she was young and naive because he wanted to climb the social ladder, so he used her. After they went to the capital, he met the princess and realised he could use her too, but then he couldn't really control her as she is too unhinged. So in a way, I guessed a bit right. 😅

Yeah, I prefer those kinds of punishments too. Death is too easy for them.

I suppose it is a satisfying demise?

It was a delicate situation, and only those with a real foothold in the palace dared to intervene and survive. (if you are talking about the banquet after the school competition when the princess came to bully JL)

I'm still confused about their sickening relationship. She is obviously his backer in the palace and his lover. She sometimes seems obsessed with him, and sometimes she seems willing to get rid of him. As for him, he likes his power enough to stay in the capital and kill his wife instead of just running away with his family. They are two disturbing individuals. Even if they turn on each other, JL will have her revenge on them; I can't wait. I hope there is no redemption arc before their demise because they are not worthy of it.

He just doesn't seem that Machiavellian, just cowardly... but it would have been a great twist if they hadn't shown him crumbling from guilt or whatnot in private. I think that he is getting annoyed by the situation, so he might do something eventually.

It will take time, as they are all intertwined with other, more powerful people

Hopefully, she can have control over her emotions. She was barely holding on when she saw her father broken from the torture, but she managed not to crumble completely. I would have; it was just too much. 😭

Can't say if he knows or doesn't in the drama. But regardless, before killing her in that awful way, he had to tell her that all her family was killed, just to make sure she suffers extra. Even the way he offs her is so cruel and horrible. Not even a quick death in her sleep

I think the drama will be toned down 🤔 I don't know, it just feels that way. I hope not.

He was the one telling her the fates of her loved ones before shoveling her on the head. He is a compulsive liar and eternal victim, not just a murderer

As you said, the show is well-written, so it does feel incongruous as it does not quite fit with the rest

Nothing her husband says can be trusted anyway

A'Li was her nickname too, thats how her family was calling her

Or when the childhood connection trope comes up, that's when I just switch a drama off 😅🤣

It was a bit of lazy writing. In typical cdrama fashion, he is silenced by some assassins, and the lead says, "Don't chase them; you can't catch them." Seriously... they are running away, not getting teleported. Also, considering the situation, how come they didn't expect the assassins to appear, Duke Su being so strategic and clever? And all the soldiers who were on the roofs and house windows, how come none of them noticed the assassins joining them? Did the writer forget about them? They should have written this part better with the same outcome.

Yesterday, I was late for work. Today, I didn't go jogging to watch the episodes. 😅 What other things will I neglect to do to be able to watch the episodes straight away when they come out?

To make it more realistic and evoke a sense of discomfort, we can fully grasp the extent of cruelty and its impact, so that the brutality is not only seen but also felt on an emotional level

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