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* AmbiguousSituation: At the beginning of the comic, Nills and Anaëlle seem to be in a light "situationship" though weather they are/were a couple or weather Anaëlle saw him as just a friend is left unanswered. By the end of the comic however [[spoiler: any remote chance of the two somehow reconciling their differences and being together get drowned is blood and violence on Nills's part.]]



** On a deeper or a more meta level: [[spoiler: Any relationship must be based on a mutual understanding and communication between the partners. Nills rushing ahead without thinking or trying to understand Anaëlle's situation definitely ruined whatever chance of rapport he may have had with her and vice versa.]]



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: In trying to pushily advance their relationship and later so desperately save Anaëlle, Nills actually pushes her away from himself and essentially shatters whatever slim chance he had with her in the first place.]]



* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler: Anaëlle willingly choses to remain in Dragon World since it is her home and she intends to end the monarchy in favor of a democratic system. Nills on the other hand *has* to go back to human world since turning into a Dragon is apparently lethal for humans, then there's the fact that by the end he is basically a [[BloodKnight mass-murderer]].]]



* PunyEarthlings: The dragon queen does not have a too high of an opinion when it comes to humans, regarding them as limited beings blind to the greater truths of the universe and magic. The regular dragonfolk seem to be a bit more neutral and amicable.



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%%* TrappedInAnotherWorld* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Another trope deconstruction - [[spoiler: while Nills more or less willingly hurled himself through the fireplace portal after Anaëlle, she herself was neither technically trapped or in another world since the Dragon World is her home and she is the next (and last) in line to the throne and rulership of it.]]
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler: When Nils kills Anaëlle's parents and brother, she is '''[[YouMonster not]]''' won over. Even if they were [[BigBag evil tyrants]] who ruled the land with an iron fist, they were still her family.]]

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler: When Nils kills Anaëlle's parents and brother, she is '''[[YouMonster not]]''' won over. Even if they were [[BigBag [[BigBad evil tyrants]] who ruled the land with an iron fist, they were still ''still'' her family.]]



* YearOutsideHourInside: [[spoiler: The Dragon Kingdom is the "Inside", whereas our world is the "Outside". A couple days in the Dragon World can equate to ''months''. This is evidenced when the little dragon girl comments that Anaëlle has grown quickly after being gone from their kingdom. Meanwhile, Nils returns to our world while it's winter. Bear in mind, it was summer when he left.]]

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* YearOutsideHourInside: [[spoiler: The Dragon Kingdom is the "Inside", whereas our world is the "Outside". A couple days in the Dragon World can equate to ''months''. This is evidenced when the little dragon girl comments that Anaëlle has grown quickly after being gone from their kingdom.kingdom for a relatively short while. Meanwhile, Nils returns to our world while it's winter. Bear in mind, it was summer when he left.]]
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** When Anaëlle tries to open the door to get inside, Nils simply uses his head and tries the back door and opening the front door from the inside. [[spoiler: In a [[HourglassPlot reversal]] of their roles, it's Nils who's bashing his way to get "inside" the castle, whilst Anaëlle gets in the easy way and uses her head to fix the problem.]]

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** When Anaëlle tries to open the door to get inside, Nils simply uses his head and tries the back door and opening the front door from the inside. In the process, Anaëlle's bashing her way inside mildly injure Nils. [[spoiler: In a [[HourglassPlot reversal]] of their roles, it's Nils who's bashing his way to get "inside" the castle, whilst Anaëlle gets in the easy way and uses her head to fix the problem. And this time, he's the one who unintentionally "hurts" Anaëlle (by killing her family).]]
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* NotSoDifferent: In an [[{{Irony}} ironic]] twist, [[spoiler: the royal family have something in common with Nils. Both have plans for Anaëlle, much to her annoyance. While not to the same extent of the traditions her family pushed on her, Nils request to live with her despite her insisting to remain independent understandably hits a raw nerve with Anaëlle.]]
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* HeartbrokenBadass: Nills after Anaëlle is kidnapped.

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* %%* HeartbrokenBadass: Nills after Anaëlle is kidnapped.

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* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler: When Nils kills Anaëlle's parents and brother, she is '''[[YouMonster not]]''' won over. Even if they were [[BigBag evil tyrants]] who ruled the land with an iron fist, they were still her family.]]


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler: When Nils kills Anaëlle's parents and brother, she is '''[[YouMonster not]]''' won over. Even if they were [[BigBag evil tyrants]] who ruled the land with an iron fist, they were still her family.]]
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* BookEnds: [[spoiler: The story begins with Nils and Anaëlle arriving at the cottage and finding the key to the house. The story ends with Nils returning the key to its hiding place and leaving the cottage.]]

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* BookEnds: [[spoiler: The story begins with Nils and Anaëlle arriving at the cottage and finding the key to the house. The story ends with Nils returning the key to its hiding place and leaving the cottage.cottage, albeit alone.]]
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* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler: When Nils returns to the human world, he is still a dragon man with literal blood on his hands and it's winter outside the cottage. By the time spring arrives, he's a human again and apparently ready to move on with his life.]]

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* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler: When Nils returns to the human world, he is still a dragon man with literal blood on his hands and it's winter outside the cottage. By the time spring arrives, he's a human again and again, apparently ready to start over and move on with his life.]]

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* HourInsideYearOutside: [[spoiler: The Dragon Kingdom is the "Inside", whereas our world is the "Outside". A couple days in the Dragon World can equate to ''months''. This is evidenced when the little dragon girl comments that Anaëlle has grown quickly after being gone from their kingdom. Meanwhile, Nils returns to our world while it's winter. Bear in mind, it was summer when he left.]]


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* YearOutsideHourInside: [[spoiler: The Dragon Kingdom is the "Inside", whereas our world is the "Outside". A couple days in the Dragon World can equate to ''months''. This is evidenced when the little dragon girl comments that Anaëlle has grown quickly after being gone from their kingdom. Meanwhile, Nils returns to our world while it's winter. Bear in mind, it was summer when he left.]]
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* HourInsideYearOutside: [[spoiler: The Dragon Kingdom is the "Inside", whereas our world is the "Outside". A couple days in the Dragon World can equate to ''months''. This is evidenced when the little dragon girl comments that Anaëlle has grown quickly after being gone from their kingdom. Meanwhile, Nils returns to our world while it's winter. Bear in mind, it was summer when he left.]]

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** When Anaëlle tries to open the door to get inside, Nils simply uses his head and tries the back door and opening the front door from the inside. Anaëlle's brute force pushes the door so hard that it knocks back Nils.
[[spoiler: In a [[HourglassPlot reversal]] of their roles, it's Nils who's bashing his way to get "inside" the castle, whilst Anaëlle gets in the easy way and uses her head to fix the problem. [[DarkReprise And Nils' brute force causes harm]].]]

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** When Anaëlle tries to open the door to get inside, Nils simply uses his head and tries the back door and opening the front door from the inside. Anaëlle's brute force pushes the door so hard that it knocks back Nils. \n [[spoiler: In a [[HourglassPlot reversal]] of their roles, it's Nils who's bashing his way to get "inside" the castle, whilst Anaëlle gets in the easy way and uses her head to fix the problem. [[DarkReprise And Nils' brute force causes harm]].]]

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** When Anaëlle tries to open the door to get inside, Nils simply uses his head and tries the back door and opening the front door from the inside. [[spoiler: In a [[HourglassPlot reversal]] of their roles, it's Nils who's bashing his way to get "inside" the castle, whilst Anaëlle gets in the easy way and uses her head to fix the problem.]]

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** When Anaëlle tries to open the door to get inside, Nils simply uses his head and tries the back door and opening the front door from the inside. Anaëlle's brute force pushes the door so hard that it knocks back Nils.
[[spoiler: In a [[HourglassPlot reversal]] of their roles, it's Nils who's bashing his way to get "inside" the castle, whilst Anaëlle gets in the easy way and uses her head to fix the problem. [[DarkReprise And Nils' brute force causes harm]].]]
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Downplayed. [[spoiler: Kuma implies to a humbled Nils that just as Koyot viewed the young man's quest as noble, Kuma too thought his intentions were somewhat noble. He also offers words of comfort that Nils is capable of moving on with his life without Anaëlle.]]

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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Downplayed. [[spoiler: Kuma implies to a humbled Nils that just as Koyot viewed the young man's quest as noble, Kuma too thought his intentions were somewhat noble. He [[StealthInsult At least in the beginning]]. It's also played straight when he offers words of comfort that Nils is capable of moving on with his life without Anaëlle.]]
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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Downplayed. [[spoiler: Kuma implies to a humbled Nils that just as Koyot view the young man's quest as noble, Kuma too thought his intentions were somewhat noble. He also offers words of comfort that Nils is capable of moving on with his life without Anaëlle.]]

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* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Downplayed. [[spoiler: Kuma implies to a humbled Nils that just as Koyot view viewed the young man's quest as noble, Kuma too thought his intentions were somewhat noble. He also offers words of comfort that Nils is capable of moving on with his life without Anaëlle.]]

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Anaëlle's insistence on maintaining her independence clashes with Nils' request that they live together as a couple. Their differing views hints that things won't turn out well by the end of the quest.]]

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** When Anaëlle tries to open the door to get inside, Nils simply uses his head and tries the back door and opening the front door from the inside. [[spoiler: In a [[HourglassPlot reversal]] of their roles, it's Nils who's bashing his way to get "inside" the castle, whilst Anaëlle gets in the easy way and uses her head to fix the problem.]]
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[[spoiler: Anaëlle's insistence on maintaining her independence clashes with Nils' request that they live together as a couple. Their differing views hints that things won't turn out well by the end of the quest.]]


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* InternalReveal: It isn't until towards the ending of Book 2 that Nils learns [[spoiler: his kidnapped girlfriend Anaëlle and the returned princess are one and the same.]]

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