Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6192846-20150223174230/@comment-6986530-20150312212622

Misstress of the heavenly yard wrote: I doubt they would have any idea what Riliane exactly looked like. I mean the paitings from that era aren't much to go by as everyone almost had the same face in those paintings. And wasn't it stated that no one except the servants and politics insid the palace? Before I argue how paintings of that era could indeed be more individualized than you claim, you’re making statements you can’t back up. We already have paintings in that era and beforehand of recognizable people. The painting of Kyle’s father,for instance. And seeing as how Gumina’s portraits looks nothing like medieval portraiture (more like some kind of impressionist piece,) you can’t exactly use real world art as a basis for EC 500 art.

Even outside of paintings, there may be illustrations of Riliane found in select places, similar to how Jacques put in an illustration of Platonic in the Gift novel. Yukina could have included a sketch based on nun Rin (who, all things considered, looks pretty much the same as her teen self) for her fairy tale, or someone could have drawn her shortly before execution for the sake of documentation. Heck, the Demon of Lust might just handle it itself if possible; it’s seen Riliane before.

Let's give mothy some credit as a writer here. I don't think he'd pull the reincarnation card just to pander to Rin x Len shippers.