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WARNING: SPOILER'S AHEAD FOR FOLIE ET DERAISON

Disclaimer: This is not a fully fledged analysis, this is simply what I observed.

After re-watching Folie et Deraison, I noticed how protective Recoleta is over Aleph.

When the Idealist was shot, one of the first things Recoleta showed concern over was Aleph. (Part 7 "Passion and Delirium")

The idealist's death has affected her to the point that she still holds beef towards Octavia even after she was proven innocent.

And then there's Chapter 15 right after we see Aleph for the first time and it is confirmed that he's the one behind the Panopticon. Despite these painful series of revelations, Recoleta protected Aleph from being harmed not once but TWICE.

(1) Recoleta protecting Aleph from Sonetto (Part 15 "Aleph"):

(2) Recoleta protecting Aleph from Garcia (Part 18 "In Praise of Folly):

Before I watched Folie et Deraison, I thought that Recoleta would resent Aleph after finding out all that he did but when I watched and re-watched it, it wasn't the case.

It's increasingly obvious how much Recoleta cares about Aleph. If she really hated him, then she would've let Sonetto do her job but she didn't. Additionally, she worried over Aleph's safety when Comala was collapsing.

(From Part 18 "In Praise of Folly")

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