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* RescueRomance: Layla and Leyli's mother apparently met and fell for their father after he rescued her from stormy waters by ''lifting her and her boat'' and carrying it all the way to land.
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* VictoriousChildhoodFriend: Layla and Leyli end up engaged to their childhood friends Shaman and Farsahmi, respectively. Played with in that both pairs of siblings are at first unenthusiastic about it as they feel like they're just settling for each other at the behest of their parents. After they go on dates to get to know their respective fiances, however, both sisters come to like what charm the boys hide behind their [[TheStoic usual bored expressions]] and each becomes convinced that they got the better catch.
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* {Tsundere}}: Pariya.
* TwinBanter: Layla and Leyli.

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* {Tsundere}}: {{Tsundere}}: Pariya.
* TwinBanter: Layla and Leyli.Leyli again.

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* [[MamaBear Grandma Bear]]: Do ''not'' threaten anyone who Karluk's grandma considers part of her family.



* NeverMessWithGranny: Karluk's grandmother Balkirsh fires an arrow at Azel as a warning shot when he comes to retrieve Amir and successfully bluffs him out of the village.

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* NeverMessWithGranny: Karluk's grandmother Balkirsh fires an arrow at Azel as a warning shot when he comes to retrieve Amir and successfully bluffs him out of the village.village; do ''not'' threaten anyone who she considers part of her family.



* PhenotypeStereotype: Mr. Smith and the English woman in chapter 10 are both blond. The fact that they were both English led some to believe they at least knew each other.

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* PhenotypeStereotype: Mr. Smith and the English woman sent to deliver him letters in chapter Chapter 10 are both blond. The fact that they were both English as well led some to believe they at least knew each other.
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* RotatingProtagonist: After the second volume, the story switches from Karluk and Amir to Mr. Smith's journey to Ankara to receive an item prepared for him.

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* RotatingProtagonist: After the second volume, the story switches from Karluk and Amir to Mr. Smith's Smith on his journey to Ankara to receive an item prepared for him.

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* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: A minor one, lampshaded in the extra pages of the second tankoubon; [[spoiler:Getting a lot of bricks dumped over your head will still kill you, even if the bricks are only made from mud and sun-dried (not kilned).]]

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* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: A minor one, lampshaded in the extra pages afterword of the second tankoubon; [[spoiler:Getting a lot of bricks dumped over your head will still kill you, even if the bricks are only made from mud and sun-dried (not kilned).]]



* AccidentalHero: As part of his cover to avoid being acosted on his travels, Smith pretends to be a doctor and helps a man with his dislocated shoulder. [[spoiler: Come morning, and everyone is convinced he's a miraculous doctor and have formed a huge crowd outside his door.]]

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* AccidentalHero: As part of his cover to avoid being acosted accosted on his travels, Smith pretends to be a doctor and helps a man with his dislocated shoulder. [[spoiler: Come morning, and everyone is convinced he's a miraculous doctor and have formed a huge crowd outside his door.]]



* PhenotypeStereotype: Mr. Smith and the English woman in chapter 10 are both blond.

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* PhenotypeStereotype: Mr. Smith and the English woman in chapter 10 are both blond. The fact that they were both English led some to believe they at least knew each other.



* RotatingProtagonist: After the second volume, the story switches from Karluk and Amir to Mr. Smith's journey to Ankara to receive an item prepared for him.



{{Shotacon}}: One of the few instances in Manga where it's not [[FetishFuel fetishy]].
* ShownTheirWork: Mori takes this to extremes. Her work is so much better for it.

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* {{Shotacon}}: One of the few instances in Manga where it's not [[FetishFuel fetishy]].
* ShownTheirWork: Mori takes this to extremes. Her much extremes and her work is so that much better for it.



* Tsundere: Pariya.

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* Tsundere: {Tsundere}}: Pariya.

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* ThePatriarch: Karluk's grandfather, who spends a lot of his time carving wood into elaborately designed charms and furnishings. Karluk's father serves as one of the village elders.

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* ThePatriarch: Karluk's grandfather, grandfather Mahatbek, who spends a lot of his time carving wood into elaborately designed charms and furnishings. Karluk's father Akunbek serves as one of the village elders.



* SacredHospitality: Fitting for the period. At one point when a messenger delivers letters to Smith, many of the villagers fight over who he gets to stay with until Karluk's father declares him as his guest.
* '''SceneryPorn''' {{Shotacon}}: One of the few instances in Manga where it's not [[FetishFuel fetishy]].

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* SacredHospitality: Fitting for the period. At one point when a messenger delivers letters to Smith, many of the villagers fight over who he gets to stay with until Karluk's father Akunbek declares him as his guest.
* '''SceneryPorn''' '''SceneryPorn'''
{{Shotacon}}: One of the few instances in Manga where it's not [[FetishFuel fetishy]].
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* Tsundere: Pariya.
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* MeetCute: The twins Layla and Leyli planned to do this on would-be suitors with their head coverings loosened [[hottip:*: In their culture, touching a woman's uncovered head is seen as very intimate and was only allowed for those intending to marry]], though it never goes right.

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* MeetCute: The twins [[TricksterTwins Layla and Leyli Leyli]] planned to do this on would-be suitors with their head coverings loosened [[hottip:*: In their culture, touching a woman's uncovered head is seen as very intimate and was only allowed for those intending to marry]], though it never goes right.



* YouAllShareMyStory: It seems as though the ''"Young Bride"'' differs with every arc.

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* YouAllShareMyStory: It seems as though the The ''"Young Bride"'' differs with every arc.story arc. It started with Amir, then Tarasu, and now the twins Layla and Leyli.
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* MeetCute: The twins Layla and Leyli planned to do this on would be suitors with their head coverings loosened [[hottip:*: In their culture, touching a woman's uncovered head is seen as very intimate and was only allowed for those intending to marry]], though it never goes right.

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* MeetCute: The twins Layla and Leyli planned to do this on would be would-be suitors with their head coverings loosened [[hottip:*: In their culture, touching a woman's uncovered head is seen as very intimate and was only allowed for those intending to marry]], though it never goes right.
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* MeetCute: The twins Layla and Leyli planned to do this on would be suitors with their head coverings loosened [[hottip:*: In their culture, uncovering a woman's head cloth and touching her head was like a proposal.]], though it never goes right.

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* MeetCute: The twins Layla and Leyli planned to do this on would be suitors with their head coverings loosened [[hottip:*: In their culture, uncovering touching a woman's uncovered head cloth is seen as very intimate and touching her head was like a proposal.]], only allowed for those intending to marry]], though it never goes right.

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* MeetCute: The twins Layla and Leyli planned to do this on would be suitors with their head coverings loosened [[hottip:*: In their culture, uncovering a woman's head cloth and touching her head was like a proposal.]], though it never goes right.



* ThePatriarch: Karluk's grandfather, his father serves as one of the village elders.

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* ThePatriarch: Karluk's grandfather, who spends a lot of his time carving wood into elaborately designed charms and furnishings. Karluk's father serves as one of the village elders.



* [b]SceneryPorn[/b]
* {{Shotacon}}: One of the few instances in Manga where it's not [[FetishFuel fetishy]].

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* [b]SceneryPorn[/b]
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'''SceneryPorn''' {{Shotacon}}: One of the few instances in Manga where it's not [[FetishFuel fetishy]].


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* TwinBanter: Layla and Leyli.

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* NeverMessWithGranny: Karluk's grandma kicks ass.

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* NeverMessWithGranny: Karluk's grandma kicks ass.grandmother Balkirsh fires an arrow at Azel as a warning shot when he comes to retrieve Amir and successfully bluffs him out of the village.
* NiceHat: A lot of the adults have hats and headdresses, many ornate and detailed. Balkirsh's is the largest.



* ThePatriarch: Karluk's grandfather.

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* ThePatriarch: Karluk's grandfather.grandfather, his father serves as one of the village elders.



* SceneryPorn

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* SceneryPorn[b]SceneryPorn[/b]
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* SacredHospitality: Fitting for the period. At one point when a messenger delivers letters to Smith, many of the villagers fight over who he gets to stay with until Karluk's father declares him as his guest.
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** It's been stated that Mori has had a fascination with the period subject since high school.
*AuthorAvatar: She portrays herself as messy haired caricature with bad manners in every afterword. She's also [[BigEater always eating something]].
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Amira or Amir?

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Amira or Amir?Amir? The official English translation went with Amir.



** By the standards of the culture, Pariya might fit better. She isn't interested in needlework or marriage, and has a rougher personality than most other women shown.

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** By the standards of the culture, Pariya might fit better. She isn't interested in needlework or marriage, and has a rougher personality than most other women shown. Apparently, she is too "cheeky" for most groom candidates.
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* LesYay: Pariya gets very flustered around Amira.
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* YouAllShareMyStory: It seems as though the ''"Young Bride"'' differs with every arc, as now the story focuses on Smith's adventures with his future(?) wife.

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* YouAllShareMyStory: It seems as though the ''"Young Bride"'' differs with every arc, as now the story focuses on Smith's adventures with his future(?) wife.arc.
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* WiseBeyondHisYears: To modern sensibilities, 12-year-old Karluk comes off as surprisingly mature for his age. In the setting, though, he's considered an adult and expected to act as such.
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* DoingItForTheArt: Aside from the abofementioned CostumePorn, many things are also incredibly detailed. Chapter 2 is mostly devoted to showcasing Kaoru Mori's painstakingly drawn rendition of traditional carvings.

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* DoingItForTheArt: Aside from the abofementioned aforementioned CostumePorn, many things are also incredibly detailed. Chapter 2 is mostly devoted to showcasing Kaoru Mori's painstakingly drawn rendition of traditional carvings.
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* DoingItForTheArt: Aside from the abofementioned CostumePorn, many things are also incredibly detailed. Chapter 2 is mostly devoted to showcasing Kaoru Mori's painstakingly drawn rendition of traditional carvings.

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* PaleSkinnedBrunette: Amira

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* PaleSkinnedBrunette: AmiraAmira.
* ThePatriarch: Karluk's grandfather.



* ThePatriarch: Karluk's grandfather.

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* ThePatriarch: PluckyComicRelief: Karluk's grandfather.[[CheerfulChild niece and nephews]], [[FunnyForeigner Smith]] and [[BigEater Joruk.]]

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* AloofBigBrother: Azel to Amir. And like her, he's a {{Badass}} [[TheArcher archer]] to boot.



* BadassGrandma: Karluk's grandma kicks ass.



* {{Bishonen}}: Azel and Joruk, Amir's elder brother and cousin respectively.



* CoolBigSis: Amir to Pariya and Karluk's niece and nephews.



* [[MamaBear Grandma Bear]]: Do ''not'' threaten anyone who Karluk's grandma considers part of her family.



* KickTheDog: Amira's family wants to marry her to a man who is so violent that, due to brutal treatment, he pretty much ''killed'' the two women the family previously married to him!

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* KickTheDog: Amira's family wants to marry her to a man who is so violent that, due to brutal treatment, he pretty much ''killed'' the two women the family previously married to him!him! One of which may have been Amir's YOUNGER sister.



* [[MamaBear Grandma Bear]]: Do ''not'' threaten anyone who Karluk's grandma considers part of her family.


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* NeverMessWithGranny: Karluk's grandma kicks ass.


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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Amira or Amir?
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As with all of Mori's works, the art and attention to detail will ''[[SoCoolItsAwesome blow your mind]]''.

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As with all of Mori's works, the art and attention to detail will ''[[SoCoolItsAwesome blow your mind]]''.
mind]]''; although Mori can put more effort with less pressure in this particular work, since it is a bimonthly publication.
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YMMV, moving it to where it belongs.


* TearJerker: The end of chapter 17.
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* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: A minor one, lampshaded in the extra pages of the second tankoubon;[[spoiler: Getting a lot of bricks dumped over your head will still kill you, even if the bricks are only made from mud and sun-dried (not kilned).]]

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* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: A minor one, lampshaded in the extra pages of the second tankoubon;[[spoiler: Getting tankoubon; [[spoiler:Getting a lot of bricks dumped over your head will still kill you, even if the bricks are only made from mud and sun-dried (not kilned).]]
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* {{Tomboy}}: Amira again. But as to what degree, [[YourMilageMayVary that depends on the reader]].

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* {{Tomboy}}: Amira again. But as to what degree, [[YourMilageMayVary that depends on the reader]].
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* AccidentalHero: As part of his cover to avoid being acosted on his travels, Smith pretends to be a doctor and helps a man with his dislocated shoulder. [[spoiler: Come morning, and everyone is convinced he's a miraculous doctor and have formed a huge crowd outside his door.]]


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* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: Smith and Tarasu's engagement seems to be going along the usual romantic rails, until Chapter 17. The entire chapter makes it abundantly clear how unrealistic it actually was due to the cultural differences and family ties.]]
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* FoodPorn: In Chapter 16, Mori applies her prodigious talents to all manner of food in the market, and the characters literally spend the entire chapter looking for the best food and then finally eating it in an impromptu feast. You probably should not read it while hungry.
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* CompletelyMissingThePoint: After Amira hunts down a fox, Karluk admits he worries she may one day run into a wolf. Her response?
--> '''Amira:''' Oh, for wolves you need more people, to get all of them at a shot! You can't hunt them alone!
--> '''Karluk:''' .....

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