I finally finished this series yesterday. I had stopped some eight eps before the end when the old queen died as it seemed to me things would turn ugly for poor Erin. And they sure did but of course that was no reason to halt watching the show.

I'll have to mirror David's conclusions about the show: It was a great watch and I liked the slow pace it was setting. Of course such a thing is not normally possible for a show not having 50 eps from the get-go. In the beginning the episodes sure felt slow and it seemed she will never leave her home village but after that happened, it was a good ride.

The world of the series was quite nicely depicted, like I probably said somewhere along the line before. It showed different social classes and the reasons for those finely, all tied to the beasts that were so central to the story. In the end the circles were small but that actually served well the flow of the story. Daimiya was suitably wicked and crazy, all the way to the end. The poisoner's story was especially good in my opinion, and I could write an entire post analysing his kind of a character but I guess I'll refrain from that.

Lastly the happy endings made me happy as well. Especially Erin's own. If you think about her life, it was certainly one of tragedies and impossible challenges and choices few would have made or continued to stick to. She certainly deserved a happy ending.