Guard: This land can't afford another war I haven't seen a season of peace in my life. Everyone knows that the new usurper king is a lousy ruler, but he's the only thing stopping a second succession crisis within the same month as there are two other lords looking for any excuse to start another civil war. Some of the guard chatter mentions that they were fighting for their lives just a fortnight prior, implying that Shadwen set off one succession crisis when she assassinated the prior king. Succession Crisis: Both implied and discussed.Punch-Clock Villain: The guards are all just normal blokes with lousy jobs (standing around for hours in the miserable cold), trying to keep food in their mouths and survive another day.Pay Evil unto Evil: In retribution for denying her payment and trying to have her killed, Shadwen confronts the usurper king and either punches him out or murders him, and steals his golden crown as well.Anything that does damage is an instant kill. One-Hit-Point Wonder: There are no health bars in this game.Off-Model: Shadwen is left-handed during normal gameplay, but is drawn right-handed during the painted ending cutscenes. They leave together, with the implication that Lily is starting to see the world more like the coldly pragmatic Shadwen does. Shadwen is seen killing guards, but spares the king: Shadwen offers to foster Lily, and she accepts.Shadwen thanks Lily for being a friend, and leaves on her own. Lily asks if she can come with Shadwen, but Shadwen refuses. Shadwen is never seen killing anyone: Shadwen tells Lily to run far away and find someplace safe.Shadwen kills the king: Shadwen offers to foster Lily, but Lily angrily refuses to go anywhere with what she sees as an evil murderer.
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