#Watched readwithrachel’s second video on IF and it awakened a primal rage within me

[empyrean-thrones]

The more I think about it, the more Iron Flame pisses me off. At what point do the dissenting riders have to grapple with the fact that they’ve just betrayed their country and families by joining the Revolution? When do they struggle with coming to terms with the fact that their parents/siblings/etc. might be staunchly loyal to Navarre and never condemn the crimes their country commits? At no point do Violet’s friends hesitate to consider the fact that leaving Bàsgiath means that there’s every chance their families will be threatened and killed.