Wow, the comment section here is really skewed because of the omniscient third person perspective, if this was first person or even limited third person everyone would be on FL's side and hate the ML with a passion. There is a reason that there is a saying "too little, too late" he waited for...
@potatownz I think since they're half-bloods their abilities are diminished by some degree, they can't heal as well as the rest of the family, they have yet to hit that manifestation, so their guardian was probably so weak it had not power to do anything or was born a few years late.
@wilddeath Something definitely went wrong in those ancient ruins. Don't know if its something demonic, evil, or anti-holy but something about him was either influenced or changed by that pillar of magic.
@sootyxsnowpetal I think the "too much of a good thing" is the point. A common theme I noticed for a lot of the plot points so far have been "too much." The Mothers tribe having too much loyalty, devotion, or subserviance to their god to the point of dying if they have children out side of the...
@Kira1 No even back in the 1500s most organize small nations had 6 digit populations. To be an Empire at this time you need at least a million, France had 16 million people and the Inca Empire had 12 million.
@Ojou Keeping their manor staff depends on the culture of their world. Since magic and blood-line based powers exist it could be that the noble families are seen as gods or demi gods so serving them could be a religious endeavor. It could also be that the Agriches rule over an extremely brutal...