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Its absolutely fascinating to reread Six Crimson Cranes after having consumed Her Radiant Curse. Seeing Channari go through all of that, and come out the other side even more jaded and angry when everything she wanted was a breath away. I truly wonder what made her make the decisions she did, regarding Shiori. A part of me wants to assume that she is doing this out of love and care for what Shiori could become. especially since through her eyes to have magic is not a blessing, and to have a dragons pearl even less of a boon. But she also fulfills the role of wicked stepmother in this story, so maybe she forgot her promise to Vanna already. All that being said, its been awhile since I read Six Crimson Cranes and although the Six Swans is one of my fav fairy tales, the first go round I wasn't particularly entranced by this retelling. So I remember little.