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Was Marcellus a hero in the story? He did attack the Roman that was trying to kill Catrin. But he was willing to leave her? I'm conflicted about him. What do you think?

He was willing to leave her, but the true love is not the name of access, it's a name of sacrifice. So, I think Marcellus was a real hero.

Marcellus was a bit whishy-washy, as he seemed to have some regret after pledging himself to Catrin. I'm alright if he is not a hero, though. It seems like the book is setting Marcellus up to be the "maiden" that is normally in distress in booked. I think he is supposed to be repeatedly saved by Catrin, and not the other way around. And I am super okay with that. Go Catrin!

Not in this book. Marcellus is trying to figure out his place and what it means to be a hero for him. Does being a hero mean being loyal to his people and Rome? While it is easy to paint Rome as the bad guys, from his point of view, Rome is the good guys. It's Rome! Then there is the issue between his father and Rome. Should he be loyal to his family or the interests of Rome? What IS in Rome's best interest? His family's? Given how essential family was to Roman culture, I can totally understand the internal conflict. In Roman culture, family came before empire, at least among the Patrician class. Then there is Catrin, with whom he is bound and has some affection for. The "romance" between Catrin and Marcellus was poorly done in my mind; we were just told they loved each other and that was it. But I never saw it develop or blossom and never saw the connection between the two; just told there was one. But assuming what we're told is accurate, then he's got that monkey-wrench in his thought process. Rome, family, and Catrin are all vying for his loyalty and all have good, legitimate claims on his fealty. While Tanner didn't do a great job portraying and developing her characters, Marcellus's situation is by far the most intriguing, which makes him probably the most interesting character. Part of being a hero is finding your path and Marcellus has several paths to choose from, all of which have good arguments for them and against them. He hasn't committed yet so he isn't a hero. Everyone else's, Catrin included, have pretty straightforward paths but Marcellus's paths are so knotted up watching him try to unravel them would be far and away the most interesting part of future books. His character has the most growth potential.

I don't think he was a true hero, at least not yet. I think that he is still a bit selfish and immature. Additionally, I don't think he completely trusts Catrin yet. This conflicts with both of their claims of undying love for each other.

I don't think that Marcellus was much of a hero. I can't name a lot of memorable thing he did. throughout the entire battle at the end, he was just running around helplessly until he saw Catrin in danger. Even then, he didn't do much.

In this book, Marcellus was still growing to be the hero he might one day become. So, I don't feel that he's the hero yet.

I believe that he was a hero, but I think that Catrin was more of a heroine that he was hero. She just seemed to make more sacrifices than he did.

Marcellus is pretty confused and just a handsome prince. The real hero of this book is Catrin and she is the main character and makes the book unique.

I was pretty confused when he accused her of betraying him. But nonetheless, he still saves her anyway. I think his true heroism will be revealed in the subsequent novels.

I'm still really conflicted by him. But I feel like he's not supposed to save Catrin, but the other way around.

Maybe it would be difficult for him to stay with her? They are 'enemies' after all.