Oh I whole hardly agree and I'm quite sure when Ilia finds out She's gonna kick his tail again.....poor soul just doesn't know what coming to him. *shutters* (spoilers below)
Clearly those toxic nobles and their ways are to blame for his behavior and I have suspicion that Maeve might something in stored for them clearly not good. I like her but for some reason I getting a dark vibe about her, and Agatha too I also wonder just who's friend and who's foe.
Eeeeh, i Disagree. Artemies mother is toxic, yet she turned out nice. Marrow bonebreaker hates magic, yet cole doesnt hate his talent, he just hides it to not dissappoint his father.
Blaming sourrounding is always easy to absolve a person from there faults but we have seen time and time again that people can be different from there surrounding. wether there try to be different or there just give in is there decision. Not saying Caulder cant be redeemed but he has first to admit that he himself is at fault.
Also i wouldn immediatly call all nobles toxic for the way some of them act and in Maeves case i get more the feeling that she is just someone who does what she has to do in order for her house to hold its own. she is just playing the game well, to the dismay of the other noble houses.
Thought that just my theories and humble opinions.
