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Wordy McWord. Seems like there's a lot of Bern hate cycling around the discussion, and I don't really see why. It's always been clear that she's had a strong sense of justice; makes sense, considering that her life goal was to become a knight. She never said she hates
sorcerers, only that she hates
sorcery because of the people who abuse it. If anything, she most likely hates people who abuse power. Maytag doesn't do that, so, she doesn't hate Maytag, even if Maytag uses sorcery. In fact she loves Maytag. I don't see the conflict.
Bern's answer surprised me, but in a good way. She was probably trying to blind herself to Maytag's nature, even going so far as to attempt to change it to suit her own needs (hence, the nude posing argument). I think Suspira forced a more honest answer out of her - that perhaps she's relieved because she
didn't manage to change Maytag's personality. Or maybe I should put it this way, that
she didn't manage to change Maytag's personality. As when Bern herself decided to pass up her chance at Knighthood, that sort of change has to come from the person themselves. Remember, Maytag specifically got concerned about that decision - she thought that she was forcing Bernadette to give up her dream and didn't want that guilt/responsibility. And Bern reassured her by confirming that Knighthood wasn't really what she wanted for herself, in the end. So to that effect, I think Bern's answer shows something that maybe she herself didn't even want to realize: she may not like what Maytag really does, but she doesn't want Maytag to change just for her, presumably because she loves her. I think it's actually quite sweet in a traditional sappy romance kind of way. (That's a compliment, not a critique. I like sappy romances.)
Of course I could be totally wrong about that, so I guess we have 9 more pages to find out.
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