DawnThrone
Dawn of Light
This I quite agree. The relationship is one-sided at first. And the ending at the time (when there was no After Years) was up to interpretation, whether they ended up together or not. It's even logic if SE they wanted to explore the relationship for the fans (which I'm happy for). Also, Rydia had been living for quite some time with the Eidolons and didn't have time for love and all. As soon as she came out from the Land of Summons, she lent her strength to Cecil and the other's, so there was not much time for the relationship to bloom. Though, Rydia and Edge bicker constantly (in the original version more correctly, compared to the DS version where they argue, but Rydia isn't too harsh). And this leads to Fusoya (Snes version) to call them an "odd couple". The ending was hopeful, but still not cannon.
Think Edges case during the After Years is that "absence makes the heart grow fonder " and because he had past feelings for Rydia and he hasn't seen her in years his love for her has grown to almost steel. And think that Rydia is slowly able to work out any mature feelings because Edge is so keen and willing to do anything, even build a giant city to be with her. But he seems a little desperate, and it just seems like it's more addictive feelings for her rather than wanting to be her man..
Though like the idea in After Years how he seems quite the flirt, though seventeen years. No Girlfriend, no wife and he still thinks about her and it's 17 years..
It sounds like he is so keen for her that she has already booked a placing in his heart and has already said no to moving on or dating anybody else and Rydia is the one for him. That would take skills, epsically for Edge if there is any pretty women around the castle..
Yeah, Edge's case is that "absence makes the heart fonder", but he does sneak now and then to spy on Rydia in Mist (this was proven when we speak to a person in Mist describing Edge). *Shakes head* Edge, Edge. Haha.~
So you can't really say that he hasn't seen her in years. It's just that he hasn't shown himself in person, and doesn't want to admit he wants to see her, or misses her, or even has feelings for her, as evidenced by the ending of ff4 where he pretends not to see her. Though he soon gets matured up in After Years but retains his easygoing and good-natured personality. The difference is that he thinks like a king now. And for this, his love matures as well, growing from playful to serious.
Rydia, too, has had her own development, and throughout After Years, probably starts to understand what her feelings are (though she is aware of herself, thoughts, feelings, etc., it's not like Terra from ff6). I don't think that Edge is desperate because he waited so long, and is still waiting, taking one step at a time. I guess you could say that his feelings are true enough for her that he would wait as long as she wanted to. The ending of ff4 the After Years pretty much says everything, I guess. And btw, I agree with you that I like the fact he waited for so long for her, especially applying to Edge, since there are attractive women like Izayoi (a ninja and one of the Eblan Four) around~LOL.
Rydia too, evidenced by the ending, seemed to have finally developed some feelings for him.
Like Kain and Rydia together because feel sorry for Kain and believe that he needs to be loved.
Aww~~ Poor Kain . . .
But Edge had to be rude to get her off the ship. He did that for her safety, and so he went for desperate action. That's more about true feelings to me, I guess. He would care so much that he would hurt her to get her to be safe. And in the process, he has to receive the lashing out from the other (Rydia). Cecil did the same with Rosa (and was much harsher because he feared for her). He had to be firm to get her off the ship. Kain maybe felt sorry, but that's it, I guess. No offense, though! Kain and Rydia's relationship is something of a shipping, something that you want to see happen, isn't it? Again, sorry don't mean to be rude, and no offense! Just stating something.
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