Thank you so much for your lengthy comment!
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I'm so happy to hear you found the characters and themes compelling. I was a bit concerned some things would feel disappointing (not remembering everything, the cult being hinted at to start unravelling but not being swiftly defeated) but like you said, it's realistic. I also think it's important for the overall message; you can't make things completely right, defeat the cult and somehow undo the damage they've done (and still do), but you can lay the foundations for others to slowly become aware of its issues and turn against it.
For Aerona in the Star path, there's no way to tell her but I've tried to suggest she has a suspicion things aren't quite what they seem (though she doesn't understand the full extent of it), but decides to ignore this because it won't matter as much after the quest is over, and she's satisfied with her relationship with Seren feeling more secure and less imbalanced now. I think I wouldn't be able to handle the angst of it myself if I was a player though :')
It was important to me to show that Rhain and Aerona are friends despite their respective feelings for you/history with you! I'm glad it makes them seem more human.
I'm also super glad you liked Emrys, Beca, Thisbe and Wooly and their respective arcs! There's a lot of difficult themes there that I really wanted to execute respectfully and tastefully.
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Thank you for taking the time to write this, it's really rewarding to see people feel strongly about this world, characters and story I created :)