it's remarkably easy to forget that despite arlecchino's concern these children are still dying *because* of her, *because* they are child soldiers of the hearth
The fact that arle did that for her child and the child's last words were that they can't wait to start a new mission...arle closing their eyes 😭😭 and visiting their grave I will cry myself to sleep
this honestly ties back into my headcanon that lynette is her "favorite" and naming lyney as her successor can be viewed as an intentional mercy in which she spares lynette from the burden of the title of the knave
building off this i think lynette has the most interesting relationship with arle out of all the siblings. like on one hand, lynette clearly mirrors a lot of arle's behaviors, like having a similar style of dress, fighting style, and have these little tea idles
