It had all sounded somewhat romantic when my father and the Fae of his court described the Marriage Trials. A way to weed out the weakest of our generation and ensure that only the strongest were allowed to continue into magical education, politically arranged marriage, and eventually claim rule over this land.
things like these always sound cool, romantic or even just worthwhile to young people because we are born with the arrogance of ignorance. when you are young and bold, you see these are a way to weed out those weaker than you in the arrogant belief that you would never be the weak. As an adult some still have the arrogance of a belief in superiority but the number lowers because more adults are aware enough to understand that they are not, in fact, so superior as to survive.
I for one, would perish in minutes and I accept this. I also am way too aware of the cost if I were to survive something like this.
