Honestly I get what you mean bc it really isn’t his fault but how can you be that stupid and not realize that your girlfriend is a freaking psycho. There were so many obvious signs like the time that she got mad at the maid and he was literally hiding behind some curtain or some thing, watching her show her true self. But I do hope he ends up apologizing to our girl and finds love.
but thats the thing with being gaslit by a extreme psycho narcissist like Arianne though. you dont know that you’re being being emotionally abused (in this case). the gaslighting process is lengthy, very subtle and gradual process, Lua had 3years (if im not mistaken) of exposure until The Betrayal and Garett, a very vulnerable person who literally almost died, was exposed to Arianne’s manipulation for a month. didnt help that he’s almost with her 24/7 because she’s requires his constant attention. even to the point of making him ignore his duties as a knight commander.
Garett is/was in love and awed by the idea of his kind selfless savior/saintess and so is very vulnerable to the manipulation. so he’s gonna make excuses for her to himself on her behavior because thats the fantasy that was fed to him by Arianne. and like to us readers who “sees all”, its pretty obvious just how evil she is and i do understand the frustration that he cant call BS on the first sign. its not like Lua or Prince Sven can spell it out for him. based on his reaction alone(when he pushed Lua in the beginning) he’s not gonna listen to any outside influences. its in his character arc/growth for him to realize the BS and break out of the abuse and hopefull assist the MCs in their quest for justice/revenge. *fingers crossed*
its lowkey giving, constantly giving unheard advice to your bestie who keeps going back to their asshole SO. but you cant do much cause they have to figure it out for themselves and all you can do is empathize and try not to have an aneurysm everytime they crawl back to crying. Smh
Sorry for the long ass repl!!!. But he's an interesting well-rounded character.
i cannot empathise with him and honestly just want him to vanish like another side character
Y'all are so mean to Garret.
I'm low-key giving him the benefit of the doubt. That poor man has been brainwashed and mentally/emotionally abused by Arriane. I can't really blame him for being "spineless". He's somewhat a victim in this too. He literally was literally at death's door and extremely vulnerable for Ari to dig her nasty claws in him. For a whole ass month while Lua was in recovery/coma unable to defend herself.
I'm just glad he's slowly realizing that he fucked up big time. I hope he manages to escape. Unlike the other antagonist he's got his heart in the right place in terms of trying to be a knight commander thinking of the people (but we all know Ari keeps interrupting and gaslighting him to pay attention to her). I really hope he has a redemption arc. He's still an asshole fersure but yknow. Food for thought.