Talk:Blades of Light and Shadow, Book 1 Choices/@comment-45446566-20200506181840/@comment-25263910-20200506190234

To be honest, I was hoping Aerin wouldn't turn out to be the bad guy though I did have suspisions that was the case.

A bully for an older brother and neglectful parents combined with a dark power that could give him whatever he wanted equals a recipe for a good boy turning bad.

I also hoped that seeing Aerin turning evil would make Baldur reflect on his actions and swear to become a better person, brother, and king. Only to witness his arrogant a** get killed because he asked his father if he could beat his younger brother like he did when they were children. The little sadist! Baldur's death might be tragic, but no less deserving on his part.

Maybe the death of their favorite and the turning of their youngest will teach the King and Queen to NOT FAVOR SUCH ARROGANT AND PSYCHOTIC BEHAVIOR IN A CHILD. And that it pays to give equal amounts of love to all of your children.