*spoilers
I think the point of the story is you don’t have to do it all alone.
In the past and this life, Byron wouldn’t have taught her magic as that could have made her strong enough to defy him. I bet magic is also something you need to spend a lot of time honing, it’s unrealistic for Ayla to suddenly become extremely skilled at magic in the timeframe necessary to defeat Bryron when other mages go to years of academy in order to learn magic. I think there’s also a genetic element to magic, it seems once u lost it, it can’t be retrieved.
It’s also touching to see how Ayla’s mum was willing to sacrifice all her power just to give her daughter a second chance. It’s great to see a story that shows that sometimes you lose something you can never get back, but it l will all work out.
Ayla is independent enough, she knows how to do things in her own, and slowly she’s learning how to ask for help when she needs it. I love how we can tell what each character is motivated by, when Ayla is helped by someone, it’s not that they are random protectors who are doing everything for her. They are helping her because they love her or because of their own moral compass.
I think she could probably do it all alone, it would take longer, she would suffer more, or the author would have to flatten the depth of the story such that she is so powerful there is no point in following the plot.
I hope the author will give magic power to ayla as well much just to defend herself, I know she use sword but it's not enough to fight back if she wants to defeat byron, cause it's kinda meh when she's in danger as if like she was there waiting to be rescued. I'm kinda disappointed to the part where she has a strong will to fight back but has no power to fight back without someone's help. I just want her independent characteristic more suited to her if she really can fight back on her own but naahh~ bro can't. and I hope her mother's magic also return. well I'll just wait for the update and keep reading anyway.