Wtf with the Emperor, he's trash. :l Mmmm, is that Prince the ML? I used to like him but now I'm thinking that maybe another guy would be fine too, lol.
@marldita preach! I don't know why it's so hard for people to see a character in her position: vulnerable, affected, lost, broken, etc. Just because she reincarnated/time traveled, it doesn't mean her trauma is gone, and it doesn't mean she'll be a super cunning woman or will be ready to destroy the Count or whatever (like we've seen in other stories for example). How would she even have that kind of mindset if she wasn't educated to know more about the world (it's obvious that she tried her best to learn, but nobody interacted with her or tried to hear her so she could have a deeper understatement about that information. There was an evident and clear intent to keep her mind the more childish and immature possible so she wouldn't be able to do anything/oppose), if she was abused and imprisoned, how could she even want to talk if there was no respect to her persona?
If there is no inner experience, people don't know how to react to certain things, it's as simple as that.
Also, she's desperate to live just as any normal person would be, the only difference is that she just wants to do it freely, in a place where no one would get close to her because of the relationship with her mother; she just wants to escape and start over without being worried about being targeted, what's so bad about that? Why would she go and ask about her surroundings if she barely can deal with her inner self? For people to start putting their life together, they first need a secure place to be and stay. She's starting to realize that people in the Duke's household are being nice to her without a 2nd agenda and that's the first step; once she realizes that she has a home and she can stay safe there, that she can talk, that she has the right to be respected and listened, then that would be the moment for her to start adapting, to get nourished, and then to bloom.
Seriously, people need to understand that not everyone can or will deal with trauma in the same way, and there's nothing wrong with that. There's nothing wrong if you're feeling weak, scared, or if you don't want to take a revenge path. The only difference between her and other main characters in her situation is that she's not using the resources in front of her, but that's because she doesn't even think it belongs to her, or that she'd have that right. That doesn't mean she's a fool, she just feels out of place. Give her a place where she can feel at home, and she'll start to heal, grow, and show her good sides. What she is at the moment is not necessarily what she'll be in the future, especially if she's nourished emotionally, intellectually, and physically (plus it's been just a few days since her 2nd chance, readers are being too impatient).
