@agostont93 said in Bookworm: Hannelore's Fifth Year at the Royal Academy Vol. 1 Discussion!:
I would argue it at least has something to do with it. The public fear that she may be the second coming of Gabriele might be harder to dispel, but knowing that she will likely not be (as in, be thoroughly offended if Wildried does not become aub, create and condition a separate faction for hate & resentment for generations to come) should still matter.
This is virtually unavoidable, since the current plan is for Melchior to take a bride from one of the greater duchies and succeed Ehrenfest, continuing to push Ehrenfest in a new direction. The only change is timing. I do agree that it's way too soon to bring in an archduke candidate from another duchy, however. I maintain my position that Hannelore x Wilfred would be a bad match, though I still look forward to the story proving that position wrong.
