I wound up writing about tangential things in the previous two commentaries because I needed to reach this comic before giving proper commentary. I thought I’d have more I could say about the previous comic before this commentary, but I realized the very first thing I wanted to say was a spoiler for this comic.

I wanted Cinderella Tedd to choose to tell Prince Elliot the truth, but there was an issue. I didn’t think it was in-character for Cinderella to do that when suddenly faced with the imposing reality that Elrick was actually Prince Elliot, and next in line to be king. The power imbalance was far too great for her to just shrug it off.

That could work well in a dramatic novel, the matter leading into tough choices and introspection for quite some time. As much as this story can touch on serious topics, however, that’s not the tone I’m going for.

So Prince Elliot got to leap to that conclusion himself—in a way I personally adore and think makes sense—and due to Prince Elliot’s confidence issues and other explanations being presented—explanations that are basically “what happened in the original story”—Cinderella was given an out. It remained her choice whether Prince Elliot knew the truth.

It was a balancing act to take the edge off while keeping it Cinderella’s choice to tell Prince Elliot (and possibly make Prince Elliot more adorable).