She’s the shy innocent kid with people she cares about because she’s not sure if she deserves their love. And she constantly worries that they will get hurt because of her (like in this episode). She’s strong and filled with anger with those that have hurt her or her family, because she’s a very righteous kid. I don’t think she wanted to go to the basement to see them be tortured, she just wanted to go see her mother so that she could tell them about that snake ass maid. I agree sometimes it can be inconsistent but to me it makes perfect sense? Real-life people constantly fluctuate in their personality and actions, and she’s a kid on top of that, one with a lot of trauma too, which can make her actions and reactions unstable. Hope that helps :)
I agree so much (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
Maybe she is a meek person because she was locked up before and never really had friends. But she hates the Sperados and does not have time to be shy about it.
not sure if i am making sense
The way you explained it makes a lot more sense.
I like consistency in the characters and natural transition between different personalities, so if confused me seeing showing two different sides (at that part I mentioned about going to the basement, it was to see the marquis and she mentioned him with wanting to see his demise).
Even at the beginning, it didn't make sense to me that a child who was severely abused and neglected for 12 years!! to suddenly one day decide she's had enough and starts showing this overpowering personality. Compared to real life that almost never happens especially with children. I would understand if she was this poor weak child who lost all self-esteem or if she grew up to be this rebellious child who hates everyone. But, to have both of these personalities didn't seem to be consistent.
Anyway, it just throws me off a little because she's showing two drastic personalities, but it also makes sense the way you explained it, and children who went through a trauma could show such complex emotions and characteristics. It would have been a really deep and interesting webtoon if these complex emotions were portrayed better in the story, but unfortunately, the author's focus seems to be on the events/drama rather than the emotional development of the MC.
No, it does make sense
I just wish the author focused more on the depth of her emotions rather than unnecessary drama.
Yeah I agree with you too. Her personality is actually what interests me the most in this story and yet we spend so much time on her stupid family. I thought the story would be more about her getting past this and us watching her grow up into a badass, not a constant annoying cycle of revenge.
Yes, precisely
I'm gonna be that annoying person and say that Eli will survive this because the author already foreshadowed that she will be joining that competition with Leslie. She's also a pawn of that snake empress and we all know snake characters are somehow so calculated that everything works out for them until just before the end. While the king is so useless and can't even annul her engagement with his son. How can he even run a country when he doesn't have a say in such a small matter, I wonder?
Lastly, I can't put my finger on Leslie's personality. Is she the innocent, shy kid with low self-esteem because of the abuse she went through for years? Or is she this strong, independent kid filled with anger? Like she was this poor kid shaking from shock as she learned and faced betrayal for the first time and the next scene she not just satisfied with the marquis being caught, but she also wants to go down the basement and see him to his demise. I feel like the author gave her two drastically different personalities and isn't doing a good job with transitioning from one to the other.