Talk:Book 8: Legacy/@comment-43347423-20190802020753/@comment-216.193.154.195-20190803161235

I respect your opinion, but there may be many explanations to this. Because of Dex being a bad match, it is possible that Dex did not have many or any friends. After being overlooked for so many years, maybe he wants more attention because he has never had that feeling before and wants to feel it after always being overlooked. Additionally, I feel like it may be sensible for Dex to feel a little jealous because his best friend and crush has a crush on the person who made inadvertently reminded of all the things he wasn’t and the injustice of nobility and all that. Also, as the books have progressed, Sophie has spent so much more time with Keefe than Dex that it may seem like Keefe was her best friend. Yes, his jealousy did lead to him making the ability-restrictir circlet, but after years of negligence by his classmates, I think he just wanted a notion that he was still recognized and relevant p.