Her behavior is dumb and reckless, I know she’s worried about Riftan but girl your man can handle his own
I'm sorry but this is such a brainless take. Do you think the author has been building up Maxi's increasing independence for nothing? For female empowerment points?? Yes, Riftan can definitely handle this on his own, but we've known and seen for a while now how much Maxi despises being the "kept wife." She's a proper healer now, and if she can't be useful for Riftan, she can at least help heal the other injured soldiers in the war.
Calling her "dumb and reckless" completely undermines all the effort she has put into growing as a character. Expecting her to just sit quietly and wait while people around her suffer is not only regressive, but it also disregards her agency. And honestly, your take isn't that different from the men in the story—Riftan included—who have constantly tried to deny Maxi the right to step up, treating her like a foolish, sheltered noblewoman even though she stopped being that a long time ago. Dismissing that as stupidity is missing the entire point of her arc.
Well for one, I said her BEHAVIOR was dumb and reckless. I respect Maxi and I root for her always, I think her finding her independence is extremely important and empowering and I’m happy for her, but jumping into danger for the sake of her husband as sweet as it is, is also super reckless. I understand she wants to do something about what’s going on especially when seeing people she cares about suffering. There are other ways to go about that rather than jumping straight into danger without a solid plan. I’m not saying Maxi hasn’t grown as a person, she has, and she’s done so beautifully. I’ve read the story hun, I’m a woman too, I’m all for women empowerment, and I completely see how you took my comment the wrong way. I’m not physically in the story so I can’t deny her the right to step up lmao, but I am allowed to have an opinion.
Of course, you’re allowed to have an opinion. No one’s saying otherwise. But opinions aren’t exempt from criticism, especially when they undermine the very growth you claim to support.
Saying 'I’m not physically in the story, so I can’t deny her the right to step up' is just sidestepping the actual discussion. The issue isn’t whether YOU personally have the power to stop Maxi—the issue is that you’re reinforcing the same mindset the men in the story use to dismiss her efforts.
And actually, what even counts as a ‘solid plan’ here? War is chaotic. There’s no perfectly safe way for her to contribute without some level of danger. She’s not just throwing herself into battle thoughtlessly—she’s accompanied by other knights, she’s a capable healer, and she understands the risks. The idea that she should’ve waited until she had some airtight, risk-free plan before stepping up is laughable, and honestly sounds so boring.
You can root for Maxi’s growth all you want, but when you turn around and call her dumb for acting on that growth, it contradicts everything that you claim to support It’s not about whether YOU physically can stop her—it’s about the way you talk about her choices. And if your take aligns more with the people in the story trying to hold her back than with Maxi herself, maybe it’s worth rethinking why that is.
I’m screaming this is the best thing that’s happened to me since giving birth to my child
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Mintrash never messed up the way he did. They absolutely adored eachother in the beginning. Sucks how people change for the worse sometimes. He lost her and he’s never getting her back.. that’s his fault