Talk:Emerald Sustrai/@comment-10390252-20160117172250/@comment-4010415-20160121181429

Honestly, I don't understand why people are going all "I hate Mercury and Emerald SO MUCH! They're so evil and horrible and disgusting, and I hope they DIE horribly!" but don't say a single word about Cinder, who planned all of that.

And don't even get all "Well, Em and Merc didn't have to do what she told them to."

First of all, Cinder slapped Emerald just for not wanting to recruit Mercury. Who knows what she would do to Emerald for not wanting to go through with a plan?

Second of all, Emerald is following Cinder so she won't have to live on the streets stealing just to have money to eat. Remember, Cinder told her "Follow me and you'll never be hungry again" and Emerald said, emotionally, "Thank you." For all we know, Mercury could be following Cinder because he has nowhere else to go. His house burned down, his dad is dead, and we don't know what kind of life he had with his father.

But no, let's totally put every single drop of blame and hatred on Mercury and Emerald and none on Cinder, who planned the whole thing.