I meant she should end up with Zarpa
Why I say that because we simply have to look at Matrona's name.
Matrona comes from Māter, which means mother.And that is exactly what she is to Zarpa's kids. So if we look at it objectively she is a changed person, she's not the cold chieftain warrior from Diane's past, she has become more like a mother figure, quite literally.So what she wants right now is a family, sadly I don't think Escanor can offer her that right now or in the near future. And Zarpa was shown to be worried about her, and more importantly Diane might have noticed something, and believe me girls do sense that kind of stuff.
So as much as Escanor being with Matrona sounds tempting, I think it makes more sense for her to end up with Zarpa and raise his kids.
Merlinscanor is going to be one of the ships that will be interesting to follow.I simply think that as of now Merlin's interest is purely scientific, but at the same time she showed herself to be nice with night time Escanor.She even asked him to read the poem to her.So with time maybe it will be mutual.If not then I can see Escanor getting rejected, but staying on good terms with Merlin, and he could fall for someone else, maybe a real goddess this time.
I know where you're coming from, and I think many thought that the knight Diane was carrying was in fact Escanor, but it can't be since now it's revealed he's a redhead(I have a thing for them too
). Anyway I think that Matrona changed quite considerably and like I said in the first part of my post what she wants now is a family, so I doubt she'd be willing to sacrifice that to be with Escanor. She changed and no longer is the proud warrior we saw in the past, so there's little similarities left between her and Escanor.
Viviann x Gilthunder: it's kaput.I'd rather see her with Merlin.In the legends guy Merlin does fall for her and she tricks him and forces him to teach her magic.
Derrierie x Monspiet: err I think those two could be brother and sister.They look very alike.
Galan x Merascylla (It looked like something was going on): she called him old fart, maybe there is something going on...but not love?
Jericho x Elaine: they could be best buddies in the future, but why not?We need more Yuri pairings.
Escanor x Escanor (He's that egotistical XD):
Zeldris x Gelda (Well... it WAS canon): I prefer it to Meliodas x Elizabeth. I simply like Zeldris, for some reason he looks more badass and he's definitely more serious.Poor Gelda, If only she waited a bit longer she could have been reunited with Zeldris.And now because of her Zel simply can't forgive Mel.
Meliodas x Liz: Liz is overall better written than Elizabeth.She's acts more like a mature woman(although we don't know her age) and less like an insecure teenager.I liked her dynamic with Mel, and she reminds me a bit of prototype Elizabeth.
Hawk x Leftovers: the best ship there is, and the only one who will withstand the passing of time.