An introspective deep dive on this determined young ruler who will do anything to keep her small nation of Mayene sovereign. Lots of discussion today on the male gaze, sexuality, and if during our read of the series we judged "The First of Mayene" too harshly. As per usual, our Westland 101 episodes are split into two halves, the first being spoiler free. Special thanks to our Patrons for choosing this episode! *** Found below is the link to our Patreon landing page where all members can join us weekly for live recordings. Also found in the link is an invite to our Discord server. https://linktr.ee/roadtotarvalon ***