larajeannesong asked:
leightaylorwrites answered:
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Rowan’s flaws are that he’s a hardass and he’s kind of standoffish
Chalk’s flaws are that he’s what amounts to a racist in the TOG world, and he can’t accept people for who they are
That’s a very big difference
And Rowan’s flaws help Aelin, whereas Chalk’s flaws make him a prick
As for him being human, being human is not an excuse to hate people like wtf
He wants to shape people to fit his view of the world but he doesn’t understand that people don’t work that way
That’s not being human, it’s being a fucking idiot
I actually thought Chaol began to adapt. As a man who has put the law over everything, including his feelings towards Aelin in the beginning, he began to do the difference. Aelin was sent to the fae instead of the king, and he didn’t turn in Dorian either. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS WAS THE MINDSET CHAOL GREW UP WITH TOO. He grew up knowing that magic led to death. Chaol is doing what a realistic character would do. Him struggling is what we would all do in that situation.
I agree with @aedion-ashryver. I’m not saying that Chaol doesn’t have some issues, like all the characters he does. What people need to understand is that Chaol’s major character trait is loyalty. He has been loyal to the king and Ardalan his WHOLE life. That doesn’t just go away. Like she said, Chaol grew up thinking that magic was evil and lead to death, that the king was right and just. You don’t just drop something like that the instant you fall in love with somebody. If chaol hadn’t struggled to adapt I wouldn’t be able to accept his characterization. It would be poor writing on Sarah J. Maas’ part, and would be completely unbelievable. He could have very easily turned both Aelin and Dorian over to the king, but he didn’t because he’s learning and adapting. He has his flaws of course, but he is a human(character at least), and he is changing and adapting which is what counts.
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