Hello there, people! I'm new here.
This is my first topic. I've always visited the forum, but never logged in. But now I feel the need to share with you something that's been bothering me since I finished PS III, and want your opinions about it.
The one thing that bothers me the most is Lena's real reasons. The question is: does she truly love Rhys, or was she just releasing him so she can be free to marry the ONE she truly wanted?
I'm asking this because it felt kinda silly to release someone from prison just because you love him and let him chase another girl, while you stay behind...
In my point of view, Lena never wanted a marriage with Rhys. Young people are known to be quite rebellious when they reach adolescence, and specially an arranged marriage would be the last thing you would expect from your parents. I do believe that she really didn't liked this, and when Rhys jilted her for Maia, she felt that a burden was thrown away from her shoulders!
(Now this is pure imagination) I believe that she even went to the marriage ceremony to see that she was truly going to be freed from the arranged marriage. When the dragon kidnapped Maia, and probably saw the king put Rhys behind bars, she felt that maybe because of this, her parents would try to make an arranged marriage with her and Rhys again! Not wanting it, she sneaked through Landen's dungeons and released Rhys, so he can chase Maia. At certain point, she must have met Lyle, and probably after some skirmishes, and after explain why she released Rhys, she and Lyle united to do make this happen.
When she joined Rhys party, they had to backtrack to Aridia. If we put ourselves in character's eyes, it must have been one hell long journey, and a long time passed. As time passed by, and she began talk to her new colleagues, specially Rhys, she began to saw Rhys with other eyes, and found that she fell in love with him.
I believe that it makes more sense than the supposed story. What you people think?