IDK, I think "parents got eaten by hideous monsters (before the rest of the continent knew they were around)" is pretty ghastly-sad for L'Arachel
Yeah, but she already constructed a set of defenses around it. Her parents died heroically, fighting the good fight. Or she was young enough that she never knew them personally and it doesn't have the same impact we see with a lot of FE orphans or half-orphans. It's not the same thing as "Your son was thrown off his pony."
(And now I want 1800's AU with Spiritualist L'Arachel. Damn it.)
Re: probably derailing even further oops
Yeah, but she already constructed a set of defenses around it. Her parents died heroically, fighting the good fight. Or she was young enough that she never knew them personally and it doesn't have the same impact we see with a lot of FE orphans or half-orphans. It's not the same thing as "Your son was thrown off his pony."
(And now I want 1800's AU with Spiritualist L'Arachel. Damn it.)
YES.