Dont i love when a story just forgets the main characters and spreads out so much that you get to read about everyone and their detailed backstories yet you still know nothing about main characters. I must admit that i absolutely do not care about chen or his guardian and i find it hard to care about their backstory when story gave me no reason to do.
Why we have to get through every character & get burned out until we actually see xin and explore the true plot?