[@Zeroth]
There was talk in the Int Chek where Teyao put forth the idea that Rowan and Ferrucio could've been half-brothers.

I personally hadn't really settled on a whole parentage thing before that point, only that I wanted Ferrucio to be associated with the Kaides via the mother. That being said, I don't see how Rowan and Sherry couldn't both be twins AND have Rowan and Ferrucio (and by association Sherry) be half-siblings. They just share parentage via the mother's half. What's your thought process here?

And yeah, I didn't really think of the Patriarch was particularly villainous. A lot of it was from the 3rd Wife's own perspective, seeing how he DID end up marrying multiple wives, then picking up a mistress anyways, and finally be hardly at home (thus not attending to any of his kids or wives) while his heart gradually froze over from the disappointment that basically all of his kids turned out to be. Dude makes for a war hero, not husband material, is basically what I'm pointing out. And House Kaides itself, considering the whole ass deal with flagrant assassination attempts and bullying popping up amongst them, clearly has the sort of power struggle for the 'next' Patriarch's lineage, so it's kinda a shitty situation to be in for wives who can't birth capable heirs.

In any case though...

[quote=@Silver Carrot]
I like this.

I'll add that up intil Sherry was, like, 14, they probably thought "She's a little devil brat but she'll grow out of it and hone her innate talent"

Neither of those things happened but by then it was too late
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So wait, is Sherry with the Third Wife or the Second Wife? Is she half-siblings with Ferrucio or naw?