![]() ![]() They're a great duo and I loved their dynamic, but I saw it as more of a platonic dynamic. ![]() It would've been way better if they just remained friends and partners. I didn't really like the way Kelarie and Varin's relationship blossomed in like, what, a week? It just didn't make sense. He wants more than what he has and I'm glad he's given the chance to do that with Keralie at the end, even if he might still be blind. He isn't the typical Eonian you'd think he is because he appreciates beauty and art. I liked her character, she's entertaining and does things that most of us would do if we were in her place. We meet her as a skilled thief, a runaway, someone who wants thinks she's found her way but really she hasn't. Keralie is a pretty relatable protagonist in the sense of she thinks she knows who she is but she really doesn't. Since the story is a standalone we don't really have a lot of room to see the characters grow, but it doesn't mean that they couldn't grow at all. The two stumble into a mystery that's bigger than both of them and in order for them to survive they must work together to solve the mystery of the four dead queens of Quadara. The story follows two characters: Keralie Corrigntin, a skilled thief, and Varine, a loyal citizen of Eonia. ![]() ![]() Another murder mystery, but this time we make it fantasy: ![]()
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