@Huapollon it's like if Charlotte's web ended with Wilbur eating Charlotte. There's nothing wrong with it from the standpoint of nature, but it would still feel wrong lol
Honestly I don't see anything that bad about their relationship, it's like Last Game except in a setting where violence is more normalized. They are learning combat magic after all
Honestly I think if it ended here and tied things off with an epilogue the story would be in a really good place. I'm not really looking forward to the author trying to drag things out