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Can't say as I'm acquainted with it.

I'm guessing Love....

Anyways as of 1751 she has a name...

Zara.

Finally!

The name seems a bit Al Qadinian in origin, right?
Oh and by the way, she is turning to be quite a character despite the uncanny face.

Eh?

Forgive the small typo, Al Qadimian. As in inspired from Al Qadim, a DnD setting with an Arabian Nights theme.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qadim
Since we recently had the 'Reflections in the Sand' storyline, i thought maybe Zara could be from the caliph's lands and act as a link later on. Or maybe not .

Or we could just skip the middleman and postulate that Zara is derived from the Arabic Zahrah (through a couple of steps). Which could indicate that Zara has some ties to the Uragi/Uagi desert, or maybe that her parents just liked the sound of it.

If it is meant to be significant, I'm sure we'll find out.

Or she could be named after Zara, eldest daughter of Princess Anne here in our world.

Don't overthink it. It's probably just a homonym for Sarah.

Which, in my understanding, is the final step from Zahrah to Zara. But yeah, there's no reason to get too deep into it. Although it would have been nice if it hadn't taken so long.

Okay Zara, Lucas has you right where you want him. (I think.) Now's your chance to let the Duke have your way with him. Or something to that effect.

I do not kow about this. Would she like someone magically in love with her? What about self respect?

[cynical mode on] I dunno about self respect, but he has to have a heir without be married anyway (presumably he's under a "family" curse until contrary isn't proved).
So it's his chance. [cynical mode off]

Small problem of the fact that if she does anything with him in this condition it's rape, no wiggle room as she's now fully aware he's not in control of himself.

I don't see why not. For people who see the love of another as validation, or who are simply too busy lusting to think, I'm not sure they'd care. (See the look on Zara's face in strip 1861.) Besides, people have a remarkable capacity for self-deception. I think it would take Zara all of about 10 seconds to convince herself that her intrinsic hotness was what was addling Lucas' mind.

Hmm... I suspect you've mistaken Zara for an adult with an understanding (or even interest) of the intricacies of modern sexual assault law, as opposed to a lovestruck teenager, who sees the chance to prove that she's worthy of being loved.

And that's a bit of a heavy burden to place on the child. Unlike actual "love" (depending, of course, on your understanding of what love is), infatuation is inherently selfish. Now while it wouldn't surprise me if Zara's infatuation lead her into an act of self-sacrifice on Lucas behalf, its main goal is to make Zara happy*, in that it wants Lucas' love as proof of self-worth. And I suspect that a little hot flaming weasel sex would do the job just as well.

* Note that this does not mean that Zara is unconcerned with Lucas' happiness. But the norm in such cases is that Lucas' happiness is assumed.

I never said it would stop her, just that there is absolutely no wiggle room and if she takes advantage of it there will be consequences. I don't think even Meegs would let that go lightly.