Tales from the Storm Discussion

[Alleo]

As long as its not about Romance too. x)

[Rocl]

As long as its not about Romance too. x)

I'm not one for sappy love stories or trashy grocery store romance novels but the problem of producing a Doman heir wouldn't be totally unrealistic to focus on for Hien's story tbh

(I wasn't a huge fan of any of this year's stories honestly; but I was more than enthralled with the actual MSQ so I'll take what I can get!)

[KageTokage]

The problem of producing a Doman heir wouldn't be totally unrealistic to focus on for Hien's story tbh

I'm kind of hoping that subject comes up in the stories or MSQ, just for the sake of revealing whether or not Hien harbors any kind of feelings for Yugiri and/or Cirina.

They mentioned that the former had a "chemistry" with Hien prior to SB's release, but at this point, she really doesn't seem to look at him as anything more then her lord to serve.

[LineageRazor]

I'm kind of hoping that subject comes up in the stories or MSQ, just for the sake of revealing whether or not Hien harbors any kind of feelings for Yugiri and/or Cirina.

They mentioned that the former had a "chemistry" with Hien prior to SB's release, but at this point, she really doesn't seem to look at him as anything more then her lord to serve.

On the other hand, Japan LOVES to blend romantic love tropes with fealty tropes. All the time, it crops up that Retainer X harbors romantic feelings for Lord/Lady Y, but masks those feeling as devoted loyalty because he or she believes it is not his or her place to express them openly. Lord/Lady Y is above his or her station, so while Retainer X may never have the romance he or she dreams of, he or she can at least remain close to his or her beloved as a servant, and all signs of attraction are limited to private and wistful pining.

Is this the case with Yugiri? It's hard to tell. She's very professional, most of the time. There were some bits of dialog, though, that had me wondering...

Cerina, though - it's pretty clear she's crushing on Hien bigtime.

And Hien, just like a typical romcom protagonist, seems blissfully unaware of any of this, and if he has any romantic leanings there have been no hints as far as I can tell. Of course, the guy has, understandably, had a lot of other things occupying his attention lately.

Honestly, though, whatever their feelings on the matter, both girls are likely out of luck. If interracial romances are frowned upon, the likelihood that a head of state could get away with it is slimmer than usual... Hien will likely be required to take a proper Hyur wife to provide him with heirs.

[Daralii]

On the other hand, Japan LOVES to blend romantic love tropes with fealty tropes. All the time, it crops up that Retainer X harbors romantic feelings for Lord/Lady Y, but masks those feeling as devoted loyalty because he or she believes it is not his or her place to express them openly. Lord/Lady Y is above his or her station, so while Retainer X may never have the romance he or she dreams of, he or she can at least remain close to his or her beloved as a servant, and all signs of attraction are limited to private and wistful pining.

Is this the case with Yugiri? It's hard to tell. She's very professional, most of the time. There were some bits of dialog, though, that had me wondering...

Cerina, though - it's pretty clear she's crushing on Hien bigtime.

And Hien, just like a typical romcom protagonist, seems blissfully unaware of any of this, and if he has any romantic leanings there have been no hints as far as I can tell. Of course, the guy has, understandably, had a lot of other things occupying his attention lately.

Honestly, though, whatever their feelings on the matter, both girls are likely out of luck. If interracial romances are frowned upon, the likelihood that a head of state could get away with it is slimmer than usual... Hien will likely be required to take a proper Hyur wife to provide him with heirs.

Now I'm wondering if Hien will take a hyur wife for political reasons, and Yugiri will become his mistress(even if it means giving up being a shinobi).