How was it a mess? The novel wrote the kidnapping and suffering scene well. It’s important to show how/why Edith would reach the last condition.
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I think the way rize wins is if Edith begs for her life. Which is what all the previous Ediths do, and why they fail. But due to Edith going through all that torture and suffering, she became exhausted and started doubting even killian. Thinking killian would probably want her dead too. She exhausted both physically and mentally. So she didn’t resist or bed for her life during the execution scene. Which lets Edith win.
The manhwa scene isn’t showing her struggle and is showing her look perfectly fine even physically, all neat and tidy. It’s hard to believe that’s she struggling, when the knights and family see her condition and realize she wasn’t doing well.
Her face is absolutely clear which doesn’t even come close to conveying the true pain she endured, it just seems so unserious