Yes finally someone who sees those contradictions!!!! Ppl in comments be like “forgive her”, but for real? Forgive? FORGIVE?! Helena is not a good person even if she believes so, if she was... she should have gave up on Prince after seeing all effort of OG Eris and picked up another noble to fool with her love (like that knight), but noooo she still goes with prince. Does she even love him? Doubt so, it just convenient.
you talk like she can just reject the crown prince's advances on her when clearly she's in a lower position than the crown prince and if she even tried retaliating how badly will it look to others. she can have her mother and even herself executed with how trashy the prince behaves
Oho another defender! Look I won’t like her even if you defend her so you can just reply to other comments below instead (or leave dislike to original poster like usual) :3
Ok so you say she couldn’t clarify anything with Eris then? Yes, can’t reject, but also won’t talk about what she could do like reject Knight, instead she gives him vibes “oh oh what to do? Ok then what I can do anyway” or are you saying she does that on purpose so prince rejects her? Don’t see it. Idk she has weak personality, there are ways she could improve herself, but instead she just accepts everything cuz why not? Prince is trash without doubt, but her I can’t like too.
If she at least tried to clarify, stopped pestering Eris when she said she didn’t want to have anything to do with her or properly accept prince (if she does actually love him or doesn’t) that would be at least some backbone.
As for prince that could kill her family... uh that’s only thing you say in her defense everywhere, but I also read manga/manhwa/novels with charas in even worse scenarios so nah this excuse works only cuz she is just does nothing to run from this situation (not even tried alternate routes to escape it).
I feel for Helena.. i realy do but i still cant like her.. The reasons being..
1. We are told she is powerless and weak, but then the next chapter we are shown her as a strong, indipendant and understanding woman.. Like which is it?
2. She acts Dumb and ignorant for her own survivability and piroitizes this act.. Yet we are shown not onece but twice that she has gone out of her way to undermind her own acting to give a detailed explenation of her fully understanding what casued the problem and then asking for forgiveness from both the Head Maid and Eris.. This makes if feel like something shes does when she feels bad about her none actions, but it completly contradicts her "survival" tactic. And comes of as if she has done so more than twice.
3. We se her state that she Understands everything, this inclused her own situation, ppls feelings twards her and relationships.. Yet she donst know the Prince is in Love With Her? Or why OG Eris hated her? Yet she has stated the reasons several times but donst "understand" it.. Or forgets.. it.
4. For someone who HATES atention.. she sure goes out of her way to get it.. Hunting down Eris at every chance to aproach her, and doings so with the other two Ml's.
5. She knows her own position.. and yet for the sake of acing dumb / Friendly..she walks all over New Eris's feeling. Using informal speach when talking to Eris and other nobels. Acting .. Like ... A ...Stalker.. Literaly New Eris cant have one moment of peace.. because Helena will find her.
6. Despite know the rules of etiquet and what to do and not to do when single and with a single or engaged person.. She ignores these..
- Meeting privatly with the High Priest for a "friends" eating at a cake shop. Its common sense man + woman + eating together = relations ship.
- Going to pavilion with the Hero to have an isolated meeking.. lieraly single man + single woman + pavilion = decleration of love.. And this is common knowlege yets she goes.
- Then ofcorse the behavior around the prince and Eris.. Every one know the prince is openly fliring with her yet she donst know? Oh come on...Yes she may no be able to do anything about it.. but girl how can you net see him fliring with you. How blind are you.
7. She is a walking contradiction of her own reasoning for acting dumb, if your going to act.. ACT.. Dont contradict your own reasoning right after you have told us about it..
Also OG Eris was a prick to Helena.. But how does that have anything to do with New Eris?
New Eris is literaly being honest with Helena about their relationship but rather than accepting this Helena goes out of her way to have New Eris in trouble.. You mean to tell me Helena donst know the Prince thinks Eris is bullying her, when he literaly has stated so 3 times already when Helena has aproached Eris.
Girl when someone Tells You TO Leave Them Alone, you leave them ALONE. You dont go hunting for them, tracking them down and forcing them to converse with you!
And yes i say forcing a conversation. I know many are going to say "Eris could just walk away"... Realy now.. How would it look : Helena runs over to Eris and strikes up a conversation, Eris turns around and walks away ignoring Helenas who's smile hase now fadet to a sad expresion.. Are you going to tell me that onlockers wont tell the prince or asume Eris is yet again Bullying Helena?.