@Krackers
She genuinely likes him. Her niceness isn't only for preventing the future (and originally it was for her own sake because evil son kills her character). The son is still gonna be an evil asshole, but she won't be around to see it is all. Actually, "evil" isn't really the right wording per say. It is more like forced cruelty. They actually are the good ones in this iirc. Most of the other nobles are corrupt assholes. They alone are not, and protect the crown.