He's not a masochist. His a person with kindness. To him, seeing other people suffer is more painful than enduring suffering himself. Which is why he's trying to help them despite knowing that he will suffer because of it. But I guess some people take kindness for weakness. Which is why this...
The issue here is trust. The Queen doesn't know Ryouma very well as a person. All she knows is Ryouma as a warrior and a tactitian. And from his actions, she can tell that Ryouma is ruthless and supremely cunning. More so than her or anyone else. You can tell what she fears the most when it...
I can understand why the Queen chose this path. She knew that Ryouma is a great person who will achieve great things in the future. But she neither has the wits nor the power to control him. And given that they live in a world where an ally can turn into an enemy at any moment, leaving Ryouma...