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Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo
I don't see anything cliched about this at all. Tragic, maybe, but not cliched. She's not a peacemaker, she's a sacrificial pawn, as women often are in feudal patriarchal societies, sent to marry some old geezer or his son, in order to forge bonds of family between two groups, so that they won't fight each other. As far as we know at this moment, she is sacrificing her life as an independent person for the sake of her people's safety.
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Well I haven't seen the episode yet although I have read the spoilers so I don't know. But originally I was guessing this was comparable to what we see in Supreme Commander, Pocahontas and Emperor and the Warriors.
A girl says a few kind words and everyone stops fighting.