#although i wish i could slap around the ones who were less overtly racist too because a racist is still a racist

[peridot-tears]

Okay, but the mission where you escort the Maharajah in what initially seems to be an annoying errand he uses his status to force you into doing is amazing????? You don't expect what actually happens at all. This might be Evie's first exposure to what colonialism at home looks like (or colonialism period), not to mention a formulaic explanation of how the colonizer uses broken treaties and loopholes to slowly knuckle a nation under its rule (America learned well from England, huh). And the overt "white man's burden" narrative.

I also love how Evie gets a third party to gently chide her into reconsidering her father's teachings, especially considering she never had to reconsider them; they're the foundation of how she decides to live her life, but here is someone reminding her that her father was a flawed human who was grieving.

(Also, why is Evie referring to her own mom as Cecily. Is this a European thing. I am confusion.)

Anyway, we stan the Maharajah, who turned a power move into a pivotal moment for Evie's character development and the Frye twins' background (and a scathing reminder of what colonialism and imperialism look like). This quest was surprisingly chill, but one of the most impactful.