#i truly thought gerard was going to be my least favorite pc

[perdamian]

when analyzing gerard’s decision to throw pinocchio the sword of truth it’s easy to look at that as him being too cowardly to attack the stepmother, but the reality is that gerard gave up his means of protecting himself so that pinocchio had a fighting chance. emily mentioned in adventuring party that murph assisted in 3 crits in the last couple episodes and it’s so meaningful for gerard’s characterization that he’s not the leader of the party as you’d expect a prince to be but someone willing to forgo the glory of defeating the villain to ensure the safety of those around him (particularly children)