Good comments, testro! Keep them coming. I particularly liked the reminder that Anis is concerned with the people.
As above, she can't, because of who she is. She cares too much to run off.
I'm surprised at all the hate for Euphie or the conflict in the thread. I think it's pretty clear and makes sense, more than the Algard/Anis conflict which was never all that clear in any of the 3 versions. Anis is trying to live up to what she sees as her obligations; Euphie is trying to keep her from what she sees as utter self-destruction; Anis sees that as self-destruction on Euphie's part.
Someone said Euphie should play politics; she's trying to, by gaining a spiritual status that will give her prestige to be a powerful queen and ram through reforms. (Plus the magic firepower as spirit covenanter to back it up if they give her guff.)
Someone said they should just delete troublesome nobility; they can't. The nobility has a lot of power of its own, and Anis's own father came to power in a civil war or something. Monarchs are very rarely absolute, especially if they try to take on the entire noble class.
