@Rayodino to be fair, prisoner exchange in our medieval history is similar...
Knights? Royalties? oh sure... they'll be captured alive if possible because they can be ransomed for hefty funds... if not exchanged for someone of similar worth.
Peasants and ordinary people? Yeah... the chance of...
probably because in a lot of dystopian or post apocalypse science fiction or science fantasy, soylent green scenario is more common than they probably should because well.. it's an easy subject (almost on the level of a bad cliché) to establish big bad company/government/race etc...
Granted...
@Solipsist to be fair, the common sense approach when lacking for information is to not wade in without one...
Backing off, and trying to gather more information before going back in is more often than not the prudent course in life.
It's the same reason why the standard action that modern...
well... if a girl is coming your way, and every colleague and friend of yours who come to within her arm reach gets shredded
you'd RUN away too as fast as your leg can go...
Quite relatable to anyone who played BF and late COD series...
Lost count on how many ppl I can knife just because they are so busy plinking away with their sniper rifle... completely oblivious to what's around them.
right up until you execute them...
I don't think the age is actually really the problem here...
Pretty sure the situation could be reversed, and they would STILL have a beef with the marriage partner...
It's more the fact that ANYBODY really actually tried to propose for marriage to her, so good luck to her future husband...