So her plan is to go from a violent POS to an ungrateful POS? I mean sure, it's a step up, but whoa...
The moment he said "Why should I pay her more after letting her live comfortably at home for 10 years?"... That's a red flag honey, you missed the flags last time, you gunna do the same again?
They are pushing in that direction to be sure, and becoming "his girls" is basically an eventuality at this point, but I'd still consider it too early to call them that, though that might be my bias from having read ahead in the WN.
He's getting swept up by the gods whims, which I find understandable TBH, that's why I'd dodge the gods as best as possible. Not sure I'd classify Girasole as "his girls" though.
First mistake was promising Ines a full luxury liner, a ferry would have been what I showed her at the slave trader, same with Felicia, no promise to find more of her kin, end the promises at resettlement of her village. Next mistake was getting mixed up with Girasole, coming back from the...
Agreed that he has zero motivation, I thought you were pointing to a difference in the order of story events like the different timings of Felicia and Ines learning how to operate the ships. Dude'd still be hunting horn rabbits if the Creator God hadn't intervened.
Then again if I could find a...
Sorry, don't like him. She never showed "disrespect to the royal family". Baseless accusation of a crime that could result in execution, the exact same sin as the brother but without the excuse of being under a charm.