User blog comment:B214/Volume 22 spoilers/@comment-82.48.158.172-20161109231053/@comment-30289101-20161113010821

I certainly agree with that sentiment. We knew about Asia, Xenovia and Ravel for quite some time, and it certainly makes sense they went with him. Ross was a little random, but makes sense. Anymore trades without a really good reason would be just too much, not to mention squandering the possibility to introduce a bunch of new characters, especially of various other mythologies.The only preexisting character of the top of my head that  I woulda liked was Kunou, and actually coulda sworn she was gonna be a part of it when she was introduced, and was a little distraught when reading than mention that she's very unlikely do to her position in that one afterword segment.