...that she can’t please everyone. But I like that they kept this detail. MC is from a world where she’s just one of many. She wasn’t raised as an aristocrat, so she doesn’t feel the entitlement to not care about mere maids gossiping. For her, they are equals, people with thoughts and feelings, so it bothers her immensely how she is perceived by them. She put herself in a precarious situation from the get go (best option), pretending to be the child’s mother. A child that came to be because of an illicit affair. So I’m not surprised that people are gossiping about her “morals”. Especially with Rüdiger paying extra attention to her. And for a cold man who never showed interest in anyone to gift an unwed woman jewelry like this, sends the message that there is something going on. And because he’s a respectable aristocrat with a flawless reputation, and she a stranger, a woman who had a child out of wedlock, all the fault will be heaped upon her by the staff. It bothers me that Rüdiger doesn’t seem to care how he makes her look like some floozy with his extra attentions and ambiguous comments in front of the servants. I’m not angry about the maids gossiping, I’m annoyed with Rüdiger for (unintentionally) stirring up the fire unnecessarily against a woman who has no power to defend herself. Of course he could fire the servants but what message would that send? It would cause even more gossip that would spread outside of the castle. I also understand Rüdiger. Not because of MC’s musing about him not caring what other people think because he was mistreated as a child. But because he is an aristocrat. He doesn’t see servants at the same level as him, so he doesn’t care. So he also doesn’t understand why MC cares. But also because MC didn’t make it clear that the gossip was only focusing on her about what a whore she is. If she told him verbatim what was said, I can imagine he would be upset as well. I’m also annoyed how he doesn’t care about MC’s boundaries. All this “why???” is annoying the hell out of me. Just accept that she feels uncomfortable. And it was made obvious that she doesn’t just feel uncomfortable because of the gossip his behavior causes, but also because his “chummy” behavior towards her makes her uncomfortable in itself. He is presented as not being able to read social cues but that’s not really an excuse to downplay her concerns about his actions towards her. Dude needs to chill and stop treating her like he’s trying to woo her if that his not his intention.
...that she can’t please everyone. But I like that they kept this detail. MC is from a world where she’s just one of many. She wasn’t raised as an aristocrat, so she doesn’t feel the entitlement to not care about mere maids gossiping. For her, they are equals, people with thoughts and feelings, so it bothers her immensely how she is perceived by them. She put herself in a precarious situation from the get go (best option), pretending to be the child’s mother. A child that came to be because of an illicit affair. So I’m not surprised that people are gossiping about her “morals”. Especially with Rüdiger paying extra attention to her. And for a cold man who never showed interest in anyone to gift an unwed woman jewelry like this, sends the message that there is something going on. And because he’s a respectable aristocrat with a flawless reputation, and she a stranger, a woman who had a child out of wedlock, all the fault will be heaped upon her by the staff. It bothers me that Rüdiger doesn’t seem to care how he makes her look like some floozy with his extra attentions and ambiguous comments in front of the servants. I’m not angry about the maids gossiping, I’m annoyed with Rüdiger for (unintentionally) stirring up the fire unnecessarily against a woman who has no power to defend herself. Of course he could fire the servants but what message would that send? It would cause even more gossip that would spread outside of the castle.
I also understand Rüdiger. Not because of MC’s musing about him not caring what other people think because he was mistreated as a child. But because he is an aristocrat. He doesn’t see servants at the same level as him, so he doesn’t care. So he also doesn’t understand why MC cares. But also because MC didn’t make it clear that the gossip was only focusing on her about what a whore she is. If she told him verbatim what was said, I can imagine he would be upset as well. I’m also annoyed how he doesn’t care about MC’s boundaries. All this “why???” is annoying the hell out of me. Just accept that she feels uncomfortable. And it was made obvious that she doesn’t just feel uncomfortable because of the gossip his behavior causes, but also because his “chummy” behavior towards her makes her uncomfortable in itself.
He is presented as not being able to read social cues but that’s not really an excuse to downplay her concerns about his actions towards her. Dude needs to chill and stop treating her like he’s trying to woo her if that his not his intention.