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...I'm sorry about the delay there. *headdesk*

(...And sadly, I think you have a point.) Alesso and Sendari are very interesting! I also just became increasingly interested by Alesso in general as the series went on.
I do love Valedan. He's inexperienced, but you can't really call him naive. He genuinely wants to improve things, it's his determination to do that can make him seem naive to other people. ...Well, and the inexperience and some educational gaps. And I adore his relationship with Alina. They're an amazing team, they really help each other out so much. And it's impossible not to love things like:
Valedan: Will you marry me?
Alina: ...You idiot! That would be political suicide!
♥

(Haha, yeah, I can understand that. I remember when I started it, I looked at the titles list in the front and just went, "...okay then" and skipped to the actual book part.)

I have a great appreciation for Diora. But Teresa is my favorite character. I admire her more than I can put into words, really. Jewel's interesting, and she has a lot of great, interesting relationships. Jewel and her den are getting their own series now actually, The House War, which is starting out set before The Sun Sword and will later be covering the events after it (which I must admit I am impatient for, as that section of the plot was left with a dreadful cliffhanger).
(I like Kiriel in her own right, but for a while I wasn't sure if I did because she reminded me of a different book character! ...From the little I know about X-23, they are alike.)