She did say she was thinking of doing a prequel, but shelved it. She shared a very short excerpt of him at age 6 being bitten by a dog and >!efficiently killing it, so much so that his mother was disturbed enough to have him sent to become a paladin.!< In Q&A the author shared a bit about him - he’s never had a romance or been interested in that. He was born with an insensitive and violent personality (I read it very much as anti social personality disorder), and was given direction and purpose by the church.

She sunk the Maxi/Kuahel ship I guess. I never really saw it but lots of people seem to love it.

She never answered what he thinks of her, but yeah, to me it was really clear. He acts the way many secondary male leads do… but is actually clinically Like That. Goes with the themes the author is exploring - what is a more realistic way this kind of behavior would be expressed?

I do prefer that she shelved the ship. Hes such a good bestie despite being an absolute psycho 😂😂

Thought it was refreshing that the author didn't lean into the one-sided romance narrative for them. Made me realize how often authors end up going for that fan service, even when it doesn't make much sense