Agh! WHY?
Despite the somewhat awkward and curt dialogue (from ALL the characters), she actually makes me give a damn about them. And not just the 'good' guys either. She makes me care about ALL of them. Even though that one is in the wrong and this one is screwing up, I still care. The only bad guy I can truly hate on is his mother, the literal ice queen. Gah! I'm so conflicted! I don't know if I want her to end up with him now! He's just doing what he feels he must do to restore order, so he does CARE even if he's a vain and arrogant dick, and he can't do it without her, which makes me want to go 'just give in, GIVE IN AISLYNN, DO IT FOR YOUR COUNTRY!' But then at the same time, I don't want her to give in because she's strong and resilient and smart and just another normal girl burdened with abnormal abilities and just how long is she going to be able to hide that fact from him, I wonder? And if she gives in, then he'll break her, and if she doesn't break then Seth most certainly will. Poor Seth! He's the only innocent in this whole mess! I want her to end up with Seth, they're just soooo DAWWWWWW together, and I'd snatch him up in a heartbeat! But then there's also Donia...who I think feels pretty much the same way I do. Get Aislynn to hook up with Royal-Ass and be turned into a shade as punishment, or keep them apart only to suffer for a few more decades of facing him every day and fading away. So conflicted! What to do?! What to want?!
And again I ask, WHY?!?!