>>91609
Not really kept up with the story too closely but this is the gist
>the character is based on the fox from an east Slavic fairytale, also known from a Soviet artist's paining and a cartoon, as well as on a broader archetype
>Lisa is supposed to be an almost complete antithesis to Maid Marian; cunning, sly, hardened by the harsh environment, ice cold at a glance, and with a troubled past
>true to the folklore, she is seen stealing from the peasants
>lives in squalor in a hut in a furest and also seems to be a pagan?
>meanwhile, the author's self-insert is naturally a nobleman who is about to wed some h*man woman he's not really interested in when he happens to see peasants catch the thieving Lisa, intent on murdering her
>to everyone's shock, he feels compassionate and rescues the fox from the peasants
>the bride gets lost somewhere idk no one cares
>the two develop a deep friendship and a sibling-like relationship
>Lisa becomes what appears to be an advisor and problem-solver at his court
>the self-insert seems to lose interest in human women (who fawn over him of course), and he and Lisa put up a show of being more than friends to ward them off or something
>eventually they travel Nottingham to meet Maid Marian
>more of her backstory is then revealed: her motives behind stealing from peasants were more noble than one would expect, as she'd take in orphans lost in the woods and raise them while looking fur suitable foster human families to drop them off at (and collecting the kind of food human kids eat)
>turns out contrary to the popular peasant belief that foxes eat children, she actually loves them and enjoys babysitting
Thank you fur coming to my FOX talk.