The Road Not Taken.
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Obey your father. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. What if your father despises the king? What if the king massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another." -Jaime Lannister One of my favourite things to read in any book is the internal conflict of characters and how they overcome it. Duty versus desire. To follow one often means sacrificing the other. How does one confront such a choice? Byakuya Kuchiki had to decide between honouring a promise to his late wife which was to protect her sister or fulfilling his duty as a soul reaper by executing that very sister, as demanded by the law. Lan Mandragoran had to choose between the love of his life and his responsibilities. Both as a warder to his Aes Sedai and as the last living heir to the fallen kingdom of Malkier. Misaki faced a similar struggle. Pursue her passion for sword fighting...