Agreed, I mean she is obsessed, and that obsession went too far, but you can't really blame her for that. I blame the mom who didn't reel her in or do anything for her except let her be. That is like the worst you can do to a teenager who lost her friend and fiance because they supposedly died rescuing you. She was bound to make awful choices, but no one was doing anything to stop it. In fact in many of these stories the parents are mostly useless and leave the kids to "prove themselves" before doing anything, or just leave the kid by themselves to "grow" which is actually just really shitty parenting. I mean, these are teenagers, so most choices will not be intelligent and well thought out. And in fact it usually works out in these stories because their kid is actually a reincarnated adult or a reborn person, not because they are actually teenagers making good choices!!! That particular parenting style bothers me so much in these stories.
Exactly! If her mother had done things in a better way, we might have seen a different outcome. Maybe had her fuel the obsession into maybe making things better in his absence, or such things. It's an outcome we could think of, but were denied the route of, sadly.
Pass me some popcorn, they're trashing here!
But honestly, guys, you forgot the part that they've known each other for years. Granted, they barely interacted, but you have to remember she was beaten in a duel as a kid by a non magician. The idea that no one could best a magician was strong in her mind, and she fell in love with him since he bested her.
She and him had a "marriage" proposal so she came to expect this and her little girly mind was mostly there in love with a little reason left. When it came to the part where she was kidnapped, and he saved her, then "protected" everyone by taking on Madam. We all knew he didn't die and that he failed to kill Madam then, but to everyone else they thought he died sacrificing himself for the survival of many.
She became obsessed with him, while everyone believed he was dead, she was determined to bring him back. Don't think more so in the sense of love, but more so in her sense of trying to repay his sacrifice. She should have taken the time to wait, but a girl that young and with that personality is bound to fall to the complex. I can understand how she went and made a deal with a Corpse after her Uncle [the old dude who died] had paid the price of the rebound in her place. She didn't want to lose anyone else after all that.
She was still a child and children may seem strong, but they are still fragile. Her mother should have reigned her in like her other Uncle suggested, but that foolish woman thought her daughter would hit the wall, not destroy the wall and proceed to cover everything in blood along the way.
Can't really just throw mud on her when there were so many people who didn't stop her or try to talk her into other ways before letting her dive into the dark magic of necromancy. If she had held on for a few more years, she'd have learned of his return, but she wouldn't have been able to find her sister's corpse either.
That's my rant, so what popcorn are we sharing? I got caramel and cheese!