“Ok- you may have led the army that attacked our castle, leading to dozens of dead people, and then led another army attacking us and containing the Fell Dragon’s undead minions while we tried to get through to someone being dragged off to a ritual sacrifice, but it’s ok. You’re a named character and your dad doesn’t like you. All is forgiven. Seems weird that Diamant didn’t at least demand Ivy and her pals imprisonment for a bit out of post-battle anger (and reasonable precaution) given what was going on. The constant ‘I won’t take a life!’ insipid posturing from Alear as if there’s absolutely no options between zero consequences and immediate execution for leading multiple attacks and commanding the undead is ridiculous. It’s not just about
you and your personal squeaky-clean ideals, Alear.
It’s like the only people that matter are named characters and their friends- any harm done to actual citizens, soldiers and NPCs that aren’t the young heroes doesn’t matter as long as they seem a bit sad about it after because reasons. Even then, Ivy is only sad for
herself, not what she was a part of or what she’s done in supporting what she knows is the Fell Dragon. It just seemed like a really good place for a bit of conflicting opinions between the heroes as Diamant and his brother and retainers being totally cool with Ivy going free for having helped their father and king be dragged off feels really off given the characterisation of Brodia in general.