A novel is just a novel. Don't judge it as if it were history, or I might get flamed to a crisp.
Watching one hero after another suddenly become caught up in love and romance makes me feel a little embarrassed. Thinking about it, it really is rather mushy. But however mushy it gets, I'll keep being mushy.
As the saying goes, "Youth is wasted on those who aren't romantic." So let me be romantic with these people too.