Well, well, well. Not looking so tall and mighty now are you, Randa? How doe sit feel, to watch your precious tool turn into a woman who is rapidly realizing that she doesn’t need you? How does it feel, knowing that you let her disgrace you and you weren’t able to do a thing?
Oh yes, I’ll admit that I loved that little scene. I can just imagine Randa getting that smug look wiped off his overconfident face; seriously, I would love to see his eyes slowly widen to the size of dinner plates while his jaw dropped low enough to catch some flies. As well as it is that Katsa finally stood up for herself, I’ll admit that I’m far more interested in seeing a proud man realize that he’s not a strong as he seems to think. Is that too evil of me? Eh, oh well… Actually, this one instance makes Randa far more interesting than before, it definitely sheds a new light of all of his previous light or three on his earlier actions.
Take, for instance, his need for Katsa. He knew he could rule one of his own family, and a girl at that. How easy would it be to play God to one person? While Randa may be a decent king to most (after all, his kingdom is pretty stable- that says a lot about his reign), the side of him that punishes harshly to those that disobey him is built around one factor: Katsa. Now that she’s walked away, what will become of Randa? Can he still rule as fearlessly as before? Will he be keeping an eye on his back, fear or some unknown assassin now that his greatest weapon and shield is gone? Will he fear that Katsa herself will be hunting him down? Will he let that cold trickle of fear infect him, affecting the rest of his reign, however long or short it may be?
So many questions, so many queries and ponderings and not nearly enough answers….I’m almost disappointed that the story will no doubt revolve around Katsa more than ever now. I really would like to see what becomes of Randa.
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