Sorey wouldn’t be able to justify that in war, and for him to be “okay” with it, he’d have to firmly believe “It’s okay to kill these enemy soldiers in a war because it’s the right thing to do.” And once that happens, well, I’d say welcome to the Tainted AU, ladies and gentlemen. That’s the entire reason for the final third and why Zaveid is so important to the story - it’s all about Sorey coming around to the idea that death is salvation, and that sometimes a Mercy Kill is a necessary thing to do. How long before the public turns against her because they think he’s not helping them like he should be? How long before the council decide to use him as a weapon of war by holding her hostage? The latter happens in game that’s how we end up in Glaivend Basin the first time! Even if the former doesn’t push Sorey over the edge, the latter will - Sorey’s got some serious issues against killing/murder (while he doesn’t freeze up the way replica-Luke does in Abyss, it’s enough to bring him to blows with Zaveid), even if it is in self defense or a scenario where it’s kill or be killed. Remember Marlind and the broken bridge? And how he wanted to help Neif take the medicine straight to Marlind? Even if he takes Lailah’s advice, and manages to decline Alisha’s requests to help her people, how long would he be able to keep doing that? How long before that drives a wedge into their relationship?Īnd suppose they manage to work it out, that they reach an understanding with each other. He has Chronic Hero Syndrome remember what he said to Mikleo when they found Alisha? He can’t leave her there, even if she’s a human because she needs help and he’s going to help her. I have no doubts that Sorey would do everything he can to help Alisha if they were to start a romantic relationship. Remember what Lailah said about the Shepherd, and what he must do to avoid falling to malevolence? She says the Shepherd must not get involved in affairs of politics or country, because that would lead them down the path to malevolence. She deeply cares about her people - their suffering is constantly on her mind, she organizes the festival in the capitol to help raise their morale and keep their hopes alive.Īnd this is where we start running into problems. All in all, it’s looking pretty good, right? Except there’s this issue where Alisha - like Estelle and Natalia, and many other Tales Royals Who Do Something - is heavily involved in the politics of her country. And besides, this wouldn’t be the first time Tales has the Call to Adventure become the Love Interest either just look at Emil/Marta, replica-Luke/Tear, and Jude/Milla. More importantly, Sorey seems to show interest in her - he visibly perks up when he meets her, he likes that she recognized him quoting from the Celestial Record. She’s human, she’s read the Celestial Records a bunch and loves it, she wants to explore ruins like he does (she’s even reasonably knowledgeable from what we see of her with her group of knights in the anime prologue), she’s more than capable in a fight (I mean, who knows what’s lurking in the ruins, right?), and she’s a princess, and carries herself with all the dignity and grace of one. She’s actually a really good candidate for Sorey’s love interest on paper. Also, it’s actually pretty much in line with what Baba says regarding the two girls: Alisha’s world is too different from his, and Rose’s his foil.Ĭut for length, because if the last few posts have told me anything, is I get long winded when I start throwing story analyses around, lol.
I mean, that’s why all of you guys are following me, right?įor the purposes of this discussion, I’m actually going to ignore the periphery material (interviews and statements made by Baba, for example) and focus purely on material presented to us in the game, because that’s what 95% of players on the gaming board discussions have access to.