just started re-reading this, and there are plenty of hints that Ruve was being controlled by Jieun, and wasn't in his right mind when he sentenced Tia to death. for instance, in chapter 9 when Tia visited the temple, there's a scene where Ruve is shouting her name and telling her to open her eyes. you can't really see his face but it's pretty obvious that it's him, and it almost looks like he's crying
i'm sorry but i really wish that sasha and rebecca would end up together. they just have so much chemistry, and don't get me wrong, i think arth is a great guy, but compared to the interactions between rebecca and sasha, the relationship between arth and sasha just seems a bit lacking.
also it would've been super interesting to see a lesbian relationship in a historical setting! ╥﹏╥