She has to strangle the prince at some point. Then it will be more interesting.
@LecherousLeech The problem with the prince is that they're setting them up as a pair, and the only thing he's done so far was acting in an unwise and arrogant manner. He's flaunting royal power., while MC is "awestruck" with his "wisdom"(he doesn't have any), which is, frankly, stupid. This kind of character makes sense as an antagonist or a side character, but not as lead's interest. To rectify this the author would need to put him through some sort of disaster and alter character. Currently he is scum and would work best as a garden fertilizer.