Related to my latest sketches about Valen Pulchure being the Hero's childhood hero, I totally wrote it as something comical because the realization happened during Book 3 for Joanne (during the final arc). But if you think about it more than five minutes this is a fun tragic prompt where you ended up fighting your own childhood hero who participated in the revolution that freed the kingdom you live in from tyranny. At the same time I love the idea that the Hero being similar to each of the Book's main antagonist
With Joanne too, it's also neat that Valen with Alteon and Lynaria freed the Kingdom from Slugwart's reign. Then Joanne with other heroes and fighters fighting against Shadowscythe and Joanne defeating Sepulchure (at a young age too even)









