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@Arlac Why do all the criticisms I've seen of Abandoned Empress seem like they come from people who haven't read it to the end? Whether or not you agree with the final pairing, the author does an excellent job (at least in the novel, which was the version I read) of explaining exactly why the events of the first timeline happened, and why the new timeline is different from the past. The first timeline was all the tragic result of manipulation from selfish and clueless adults who thought nothing of involving innocent children in their political schemes. It's not,
"She's different now, I guess I shouldn't bully her", it's "She's different now, that's not what my shitty uncle said would happen, am I being manipulated?"