Quote Originally Posted by David75 View Post
Benno now understands how far ahead Main is, and paper/shampoo/hair ornaments are minuscule scrapes compared to the vast potential she still has.
But he also is very cautious not to break her and will probably search and find ways to solve or at least tame the devouring.
I wonder if he knows about how Main should has to remain motivated and avoid ill feelings, because somehow I think he tried to train her to some realities that align with that.
Benno is quite an interesting character. He basically gives nothing for free, but he gives Main (and Lutz on the side) excellent opportunities to earn coin and learn a lot in the process. I'm not sure if he actually had any means to save Main, per se, although I imagine he would have the means to help her somewhat immediately, for the time being. But he doesn't want to, as long as he figures Main can do it on her own, with a few pointers. Seeing how he suspects he could get a whole lot of crazy ideas out of Main, it's intriguing he is doing this, instead of trying to bind her to his business more directly.