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Mangapear OP t1_itgfdjw wrote

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That is true. However war and having someone fall in battle wouldn’t be shock as that happens in battles

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impossiblevoyage t1_itgfru1 wrote

In novels that aren't painstakingly realistic, however, you have to suspend your disbelief for this and a lot of other things alongside. It's a shock to lose a character who felt like their continued existence was contributing to the plot, regardless of the circumstances of their death.

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