Yeah, but who assumes a two year old is able to keep up a mask like that? Even one like Admini? Even smart kids have to develop emotional control and what not. Does Alois know how odd Admini is beyond being strangely advanced?

So you have a kid in a pile of cute cats, scolding them for being so cuddly before she gets ran over by them. But she didn't sound aggravated (beyond the ambush predators cuddling), didn't start crying, and wasn't showing signs of throwing a tantrum. Like most toddlers would once they start to get too frustrated.

That someone else had to lift her out of the puddle of cats is bad, especially since he should have caught her before she lost her balance, but it was a toddler calmly lecturing small mammals before that point.

...I wonder if Alois lost it because he was imagining Jeralt lecturing cats? A serious toddler lecturing cats would be funny too but I wonder how much Admini seems to take after her dad.
 
Cute cats are cute (and a bit hazardous), but I've got to point out a thing that stood out to me:
If the three polities around Garreg Mach were of equal strength, then the Adrestian Empire's threatening condition would be manageable. Unfortunately, the Empire's military, industry, and wealth were on par with both the Kingdom of Faerghus and Leicester Alliance combined, in part due to frequent wars against the nations of Sreng and Almyra, respectively.
I don't think Rhea in particular would hold this misconception. Sure, the game sets the Empire up as the big threat capable of fighting both other nations at once, but it's really only middling when it comes to military might. All the Relics are concentrated in the north, and the "threat" of Sreng can be comfortably held back by a single Relic-wielding margrave. None of the material reasons for why Faerghus was able to win its independence in the first place have changed. In the game, the Empire only goes to war after the 1170s leave Faerghus leadership in shambles, and it still cannot truly win without treachery or divine intervention. In early 1160s the Empire's slide into apostacy would be concerning, but not outright threatening.
 
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