Especially considering how he treated her first. I didn't mind the romance with the Duke, I do however mind the stupid Duke vs Mage romance triangle that seems like it's only there as pointless Filler. Why can't females in these things ever just have male friends? Why is it every male partner has to end up developing feelings for the fl, unless he 1) has a distinct other side character he is with or 2) ends up evil. Sigh. I hate love triangles because they are always so pointless and don't contribute to the storyline and someone always loses, so it's not like they are even enjoyable to read. Still, I love the actual storyline so much I'm reading though it, but man, I don't care about the mage getting his nuts in a knot because the fl looked at him. =/
Especially considering how he treated her first. I didn't mind the romance with the Duke, I do however mind the stupid Duke vs Mage romance triangle that seems like it's only there as pointless Filler. Why can't females in these things ever just have male friends? Why is it every male partner has to end up developing feelings for the fl, unless he 1) has a distinct other side character he is with or 2) ends up evil. Sigh. I hate love triangles because they are always so pointless and don't contribute to the storyline and someone always loses, so it's not like they are even enjoyable to read. Still, I love the actual storyline so much I'm reading though it, but man, I don't care about the mage getting his nuts in a knot because the fl looked at him. =/