Talk:Bloodbound, Book 3 Choices/@comment-45496003-20200426131403/@comment-37915141-20200426133643

That's true but that doesn't mean that you easily forget centuries or millenia of abuse. They're reacting irrationally because working with him is reminding them what stained almost their entire life. They just got rid of him and could finally start to be really free of his legacy and heal from the crapton of pain he caused and now he's back and it's reminding them of all of that. Of course, they'll be irrational and look like hypocrites.

Besides, changing the brain is one thing but Adrian and Kamilah's behavior resembles Stockholm syndrome a bit which is also very real and not to be taken lightly. It might not be actually that syndrome but free will is still a bit debatable here. Both of them described Gaius as someone who can bend you to his will and make you want to do horrible things. They said this multiple times.

They also won't really forget that he literally brutally killed thier lover and/or close friend right in front of their eyes. Just like you won't forget a driver who ran over and killed someone close to you just because they were exhausted and paced out or something. And that goes to everything else he did to them. Intention doesn't negate impact.

Furthermore, Rheya's mind control over the LIs was not like her influence over Gaius' mind. When Rheya controlled the LIs they had zero free will, they were not themselves, they said that. When Gaius was under her control he still had free will, he was just trapped at his lowest, and did things that later made him question how could he even do that. He said that himself that he had free will.

It's always weird to me that some can immediately understand Gaius but not why Kamilah and Adrian were so hostile to him. So before you judge them you can try understanding, like you did with Gaius.