I was wondering how much longer they'd keep this bit going, but could it be so soon? I doubt it... something tells me she'll conveniently backpedal on her logic or forget the moment she finishes charging...
What he broke seemed to be a tiny device around it that acted like a shock collar for when she disobeyed, and wasn't the Phantasm Device itself. The king didn't do a very good job at securing it on though...