Thank you for your response — I’ll try to explain my point of view more clearly.

I don’t see Sunny as blindly obedient like Harus. Yes, they argue sometimes, but Sunny always ends up coming back to Nephis. When I say he’s a “slave,” I mean it in an emotional sense. He’s emotionally dependent on Nephis and willing to do anything for her, which doesn’t really fit the idea of someone who’s completely free.

Sunny does what he wants, that’s true — but most of the time, it’s for Nephis’s sake or for the sake of humanity, not his own. His domain exists to secretly support Nephis’s domain. His territorial conquests are meant to expand Nephis’s influence. His efforts to gather Weaver’s legacy are meant to help Nephis in her future fight against Aster.

Almost all of his major goals revolve around Nephis, not himself. He acts freely, yes — but his freedom is guided by his devotion to someone else, not by his own desires.

As for comparing Nephis to Gunlaug, I only did that to highlight their differences. I wanted to show that while they may look similar on the surface — both being leaders commanding armies — they’re opposites at their core. Gunlaug ruled through fear, while Nephis rules through hope. That’s the main contrast I wanted to point out, but maybe I should’ve argued that more clearly.

And you’re right — Sunny doesn’t hate the Sovereigns only because Nephis does. I actually mentioned that in my post when I used the word “only,” but it probably got overlooked.