Chapter 533: Imperfect Systems

 Ryu Fang had had a difficult life due to her father's roaming eyes, but she had never known hunger or cold. She counted herself lucky that her father's family had still acknowledged her, and provided an allowance to her through her grandmother's discretion. Many girls didn't fare as well as she had, but she couldn't stop herself from hating the woman who had stolen away her father's affection, and anyone who resembled her..

 For the remainder of her life, Ryu's mother cursed the woman from Ruscovic for stealing away her husband. She claimed that all northern women were harlots, and that Ryu should never trust any women from the northern kingdoms. Surrounded by bigotry and hate from a young age, Ryu had grown into a mini-version of her mother.