***SORT OF AMBERS SPOILERS***
I know losing Arryk and Erryk is horrible, but Miara had to witness the consequences of letting duty be prioritized over love for herself by ppl she loved, not just her mother. It had to really hurt for her to finally unlearn what’s been holding her back.
Arryk couldn’t abandon his original oath, even for his brother, and Erryk broke their sacred bond to their faith by committing kinslaying. That guilt drove him to take his own life, and he still apologized to his queen for breaking the oath he made to her.
Neither of them found balance, and it’s up to her to break that cycle. Ugh, if that’s not traumatic poetry, I don’t know what is.