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ML's people: We'll exploit you in using the name of friendship and comradery yo persuade you, having you believe you have a choice in the the matter in whether or not you'll serve us. Plus, we give you basic human necessities (but jazz it up a little) to make it seem like we REALLY care about YOU and not your ABILITIES, so that you'll fight against your former home country for us.
FL's side: THEY TREAT ME SOOO MUCH BETTER HERE, I'M ACTUALLY BEING TREATED AS A PERSON! Maybe living here won't be so bad...
(╯°Д °)╯╧╧ No matter what spin they put on it, she's a captive of an enemy nation. If she declined to help them she'd be executed, meaning her only value to them is her power. The ML is her captor and this "romance" trope is ridiculous(〜￣△￣)〜
SORRY EVERYONE, I'VE BECOME CYNICAL IN MY OLD AGE! ╮(￣▽￣)╭