i do think there's something to be said about maia and csethiro complementing each other in exactly the same way that the nohecharei are designed to complement each other
"the maza, to guard with his spirit and the strength of his mind": maia, with his gentle demeanour and thoughtful nature, who consistently pokes holes in long-held beliefs and faulty logic, who solves a problem thought unsolvable by simply granting an audience to the people no one else had bothered to listen to, who dreamed of becoming a maza to win his father's love
"the soldier, to guard with his body and the strength of his arm": csethiro, with her soldier's boldness and unwavering duty, who signs with a "ferociously energetic" cavalier's signature, who shoves her way through a horde of panicking nobles to check on the fiancé she's barely spoken two words to, who learned the unfashionable art of duelling for no other reason than that she could

















