Heartwarming / Mother of Learning

• In Chapter 18, when Zorian suddenly realizes that Kirielle not only isn't a Spoiled Brat, but that their parents are as or more repressive to her than to him.
  Zorian: They aren't going to send you to a mage academy...
  Kirielle: [shakes her head] They say I don't need it. They already have a marriage arranged for me when I turn 15.
  Zorian: [coldly] Well, isn't that nice for them. You know what, Kiri? You're right. It's not the same. I had to defy mother and father all by myself ... you, on the other hand, have me.
• In Chapter 53, when Zach punches Zorian out of the blue, Kirielle immediately attacks the much older boy with a ferocity likened to that of a cornered lynx.
• When they try to interrupt the summoning ritual, Zorian finds himself in a tricky spot with a deadly spell headed straight towards him. Luckily, Xvim shields him. However, Xvim has run out of mana, so he steps in front of the spell to shield Zorian with his body.
• Everyone giving their lives to hold off both Panaxeth and the Guardian of the Sovereign Gate so that Zorian can escape the time loop in Chapter 91 is truly something to behold. Highlights include:
  • Daimen slashing his own wrists and using all of his lifeforce to stabilize the dimensional prison.
  • Xvim staying behind to maintain the portal.
  • Several of the other loopers entirely disregarding their own safety to protect Zorian.

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