History Heartwarming / TortalLUniverse

* After one of her jousts on the royal progress, Kel's opponent--a stranger to her before their bout--offers her a sincere apology for having believed "things that were not true" about her.

* When Raoul catches Kel and Cleon sitting ''much'' [[ActingUnnatural too innocently]] in her tent, he casually raises the subject of what difficulties women face when they are in a "man's job" and enter a relationship, without forcing her to admit or deny what she was doing with Cleon. It's a gentle and tactful way to make her aware so that she isn't blindsided, and he doesn't judge her or admonish her for, quite frankly, doing what most adolescents do with each other. He even gets so far as to say he ''will'' give her TheTalk if she needs it, but she hastily stops him because her mother's got that covered (much to their mutual relief).

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* The end of ''Mastiff'', when [[spoiler:the King and Queen, after signing a proclamation to abolish slavery, have Beka--the common Dog--put her signature under their names because they never would have realized its evil without their son, whom Beka rescued, and he told them that was what Beka would most want in repayment. And the whole gathering, led by Holborn's old partner, chants her new appellation of Mastiff]].

* During the climax of ''Page'', Lalasa starts talking about how she kept waiting for Kel to turn out as a BitchInSheepsClothing and almost being frustrating when Kel continued to be genuine, to trusting her and gaining confidence in herself (and her ability to take care of herself) because Kel believed and taught her that she should have it, and having faith that Kel would come to rescue her. In the face of this, Kel is able to break out of her panic and [[spoiler:continue the long climb down Balor's Needle]].

--> "You are a true knight, Keladry of Mindelan. I am honoured to know you."

* Kel finally meets Alanna at the end of ''Squire'' and learns [[spoiler:that Alanna was her AnonymousBenefactor]], after eight years of being banned from seeing the hero who inspired Kel to try for her shield in the first place because of political nonsense. Alanna assures Keladry that she ''did'' care about the first openly female page, knowing from Neal that Kel worried about it, and goes on to tell her that she is just as important (if not moreso) to the girls of Tortall as Alanna because nobody can say that Kel got by with magic or divine favor, and how proud she is of Kel even though they never got to meet properly. Kel's awestruck reaction to Alanna showing up at her room and being praised by someone who's both a hero to the realm and a personal hero makes it seem worth those eight years.

* The beginning of ''Squire'', when Raoul tracks her down in the tiltyards and asks her to be his squire -- not because he feels sorry for her, but because he thinks she has tremendous potential not just as a knight, but as a commander, and wants to nourish that talent. Then admits that he'd ''meant'' to ask her straight after the 'big exams', but the Own was called away and he'd only just got back. All that time Kel spent worrying, and the best knight-master she could ask for was waiting in the wings.

** A book later, when she returns from Scanra having disobeyed a direct order and gone to rescue her people, she tells him to go ahead and yell at her; she deserves worse. His response? A [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming gentle kiss to her forehead]] and these words:

** Also from the same book, after Beka has spend a ''long'' time moping about [[spoiler: her dead fiancé, who she secretly no longer loved and also blames herself for the death of, Farmer proposes to her.]]

* In Lady Knight, when everyone (and we do mean just about everyone) showing up to help Kel rescue the refugee children from Blayce, even on penalty of a traitor's execution.

** Also from the same book, after Becka has spend a ''long'' time moping about [[spoiler: her dead fiancé, who she secretly no longer loved and also blames herself for the death of, Farmer proposes to her.]]
* In the Song of the Lioness books there is a LoveTriangle which becomes increasingly complex... but there are no petty rivalries, no distracting arguments during crises, people communicate clearly, every participant is a mature adult who respects and sometimes is friends with every other participant. There are ''moments'' of petty immaturity, but they are far from the norm and don't go without someone [[WhatTheHellHero calling them out]].
* In ''Squire'', when Raoul of Goldenlake asks Kel to be his squire. She's spent ''months'' worrying that no one would want "The Girl", only to be told in the space of two minutes that he'd wanted to ask her right after the big examinations, but got unexpectedly called away. And you know what? For all Kel dreamed of serving as squire to Alanna, Raoul is the ''perfect'' knight-master for her, able to bring out her abilities as a commander and train her with a firm but gentle hand. After a few months with him, Neal, now squiring for Alanna, jokingly asks if she wants to switch, and she realizes she doesn't want to; she, too, knows that she's in the best possible hands for her particular talents.

* In ''Squire'', when Raoul of Goldenlake asks Kel to be his squire. She's spent ''months'' worrying that no one would want "The Girl", only to be told in the space of two minutes that he'd wanted to ask her right after the big examinations, but got unexpectedly called away. And you know what? For all Kel dreamed of serving as squire to Alanna, Raoul is the ''perfect'' knight-master for her, able to bring out her abilities as a commander and train her with a firm but gentle hand. After a few months with him, Neal, now squiring for Alanna, jokingly asks if she wants to switch, and she realizes she doesn't want to.

* In ''Squire'', when Raoul of Goldenlake asks Kel to be his squire. She's spent ''months'' worrying that no one would want "The Girl", only to be told in the space of two minutes that he'd wanted to ask her right after the big examinations, but got unexpectedly called away. And you know what? For all Kel dreamed of serving as squire to Alanna, Raoul is the ''perfect'' knight-master for her, able to bring out her abilities as a commander and train her with a firm but gentle hand.

* After all their years of clashing, Keladry tells Wyldon that he's the kind of knight ''she'' wants to be. He kisses her forehead and says:
---> "I am not," he said. "But that you believe it is the greatest compliment I will ever receive."

* In the Song of the Lioness books there is a LoveTriangle which becomes increasingly complex... but there are no petty rivalries, no distracting arguments during crises, people communicate clearly, every participant is a mature adult who respects and sometimes is friends with every other participant. There are ''moments'' of petty immaturity, but they are far from the norm and don't go without someone [[WhatTheHellHero calling them out]].

** Also from the same book, after Becka has spend a ''long'' time moping about [[spoiler: her dead fiancé, who she secretly no longer loved and also blames herself for the death of, Farmer proposes to her.]]

* Beka is unable to honor the dead properly due to the urgency of her quest, even though she can't bear leaving them for scavengers. [[spoiler: So the Black God shows up and does it for her, calling her his most faithful priestess.]] In a world where JerkassGods are the norm, there's something sweet about a genuinely nice god who cares about humans.

---> "I am not," he said. "But that you believe it is the greatest compliment I will ever receive."

* After all their years of clashing, Keladry tells Wyldon that he's the kind of knight ''she'' wants to be:

* ''Squire'': Peachblossom taking great offense to Greystreak the centaur's attempt to buy Kel. Especially if you've ever had an intelligent, argumentative, prickly horse decide to adopt you as his or her particular person.

* In Lady Knight, when everyone (and we do mean just about everyone) showing up to help Kel rescue the refugee children from Blayce, even on penalty of a traitor's execution.