Review:
It's the final volume of this series. The Bird Clan kidnappers decide to kill Ruiying because they think the Rabbit Princess is the only one who matters, but thankfully Ruiying is saved by an older Bird man. As all of this is going on, King Yawen's wrath is rapidly growing stronger. If something isn't done soon, he may completely lose control to the point that even his closest friends won't be safe.
This ending was a bit rushed. The issue of King Yawen potentially going genocidal at any moment if Ruiying is harmed is never addressed in any sort of depth - it's just "yay, she's back and all is well." Ruiying is also never told on-page that King Yawen fed her one of his scales and literally tied his life to hers. Speaking of which, I guess that would be one way of dealing with an out-of-control King Yawen - just kill his weak fated mate. Not that this is ever spelled out anywhere in the series.
It felt like the author had additional things planned that there wasn't time to get to. The Cat Princess only briefly got to talk about her life prior to becoming a bride candidate, and I don't think the Dog Princess even got an on-page appearance. The Cat and Rabbit Princesses remained Ruiying's supportive friends, although, considering how shy and quiet she'd previously seemed, I was amused at how delightfully catty the Rabbit Princess became around the Cat Princess.
Extras:
The volume ends with a bonus comic, "And So, the Solitary Songstress Was Loved," in which a young woman, Hortense, tries to fulfill her role as "Songstress," someone with the power to heal the king's friend, a mythical beast, with her song. Hortense is abused an enslaved by her family, forbidden from speaking unless she's singing for the beast. The one person in her life who's kind to her is Sir Ern, the knight who accompanies her to the beast. Overall, this story was okay - a bit disjointed and not a whole lot of depth to it, but decent enough, I guess.
There are also a couple more four-panel The Dragon King's Imperial Wrath comics and one full-color illustration.
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