Talk:Emerald Sustrai/@comment-86.156.255.95-20161023211116/@comment-26403517-20161026180458

I don't think Emerald's devotion to Cinder comes from fear or a crush. Rather, it appears like Cinder serves as the closest thing Emerald has had to a parent figure. All of Emerald's actions trying to one-up Mercury have been just like sibling rivalry, trying to become the favored child.