Webnovel Author: EmpathicWan - Novel Collection

You're awesome author, thanks for letting me know.

Is this story going to be purely yuri or is the man going to be involved somehow? I'd rather not get my hopes up for a yuri romance only to watch it turn into yet another man's fantasy so knowing in advance would be nice.

I'm feeling better so I should have a chapter out sometime tonight or tomorrow.

Thanks for your insightful comment! I really enjoy when my readers give me their honest opinions, and I find I actually agree with your points. As for Mari and Venna's relationship, well... I'll just repeat what I said in an earlier chapter. I have... plans... for their relationship. I have pretty strong opinions on what constitutes a healthy relationship and that will eventually be expressed in my writing. Thanks again for reading!

It might take a while for me to get to it but there is a decent explanation. Well, I hope the readers think it's decent at least, lol.

I've followed your journey through my novel as I've been writing today and I have to say your comments have been nothing but encouraging. I appreciate every readers comment and I want to thank you for taking the time to write something after you've read nearly every chapter.

As for the duel, earlier it was mentioned that it takes three strikes to win, but I didn't explain the rest of the rules clearly so you could just chalk the fact that it didn't end there up to 'stuffy noble honor and etiquette' and Mari being naive and kind. She's only 15 after all

Your thoughts on why her mom might have avoided it even after she stayed are part of it actually. I don't like guiding readers towards any conclusion because I believe that part of the fun of reading something is drawing your own conclusions about characters actions, but in this case I think it's fine to explain my thoughts. Her house is primarily Patriarchal with her father's decisions being final. On top of that there's still a lingering fear and prejudice about a firstborn daughter. That kind of bias isn't solved easily. And then there was the explanation about Mari's name. Her mother was afraid to name her after the actual four leaf clover because of superstition. Keep in mind that there's still the fact that the decision to leave is ultimately up to Mari as stated in the clause in the agreement, so they can't know when she might decide to go. There's also another reason but that's a story spoiler so I can't say :)

I love your analogy, and thanks as always for your comments!

She's had a chance to see how Venna was treated. Before, she was trapped in the Duchy with no one to compare her treatment to, so she saw it mostly as something necessary. Now she has an example of someone else's life, so she doesn't view it through the narrow window of her own world. Sometimes people can be convinced that their poor treatment is the result of themselves or circumstances outside of their control, but if they're given something else to measure their treatment against and it's vastly different, they might begin to question things. I wouldn't call someone who views it as 'for their own good' delusional so much as brainwashed. That's just me being pedantic though, and not a criticism of what you wrote. Thanks again for your comments!

Thanks for the comment!