
I'm guessing none of you have gone a long time without sleep. Look up the symptoms of sleep deprivation. He was CURSED to NEVER SLEEP. You know what not sleeping does to you? I'm not saying he's dissolved of his crimes now that he's becoming more stable, but maybe THINK. Two big symptoms of lack of sleep, mood swings and poor/risky decision making. He literally wasn't in his right mind while he was a "blood thirsty" tyrant. Again, not saying that absolves him of anything, but it definitely puts things in a more sympathetic light. Also, he's an Emperor, so he's technically the law in his empire. His word is LAW, so from that standpoint he's guiltless (I don't agree with this idea, but it is historically how things worked).

EXACTLY. It doesn’t excuse his actions, but it does help give perspective and reasoning to why he made those decisions in the first place.
It’s an unfortunate situation for both sides (the emperor, and the people who fell victim to his tyranny) and we can feel sympathetic for him because we know that he probably would’ve done things differently had he been in his right mind. We can be both sympathetic for him while also holding him accountable for his actions.
The emperor himself is a victim because he was cursed by the witch which led to him losing his sanity which led to him making irrational decisions and killing people (if anything i think the witch should take more of the blame than him for creating this situation, in my humble opinion)

I warned you, do not read if you are squeamish!!
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So, period sex is a thing. They didn't HAVE to stop just because her cycle started. But yeah, at this point the author is creating false tension to keep them from doing it. Really? She was in the bathroom for THAT long and didn't notice she was starting? I mean, wow.

It actually happened to me once. I had a shower, put on some nice underwear. Starting getting into it with the boyfriend and then BAM period.
It's seriously a thing. Mine nearly always surprises me! I actually think that the situation can sometimes kick start it into gear if you wear actually due.
That aside we didn't continue because personally I don't like the idea of it lol. But it's pretty well known that sex can alleviate period cramps! So Ley really missed out -_-

Omg I had the same problem for most of my life, I had to chew them. I learnt it quite recently, I will give u an advice so many try it. U drink a whole lot of water (keep it in your mouth) then take a pill and title your head back as far as u can. If u swallow it tht way there is no way u won’t swallow the pill since it’s basically just a way straight down your throat.

But yeah it’s sucks. My periods are so freaking painful that none other then surgery medicine helps me, or the strongest ibuprom like 4/5 a day (and 3 is the maximum in the description). I need to get it checked out tho cause pains like that are not normal at all. Some women faint or puke from the pains of their periods and that should be checked out, often they don’t find a cause till like 8 years later or smth and doctor in hospitals etc always dismiss it cause it’s “just” period. It’s very angering. Cause it’s often endometriosis but that is a very hard to verify disease so most women just suffer through it
I'm loving Sophia and her character! Especially her "concern" for the third prince. Yes, finish him off!! You know he's only going to turn into an added annoyance.