@Doenyon Well, depending on time and place, the prince could punish her for displeasing him. So it's not so much "you bullied someone of lower rank" as it is "you bullied someone I personally care about". Then again, it makes no sense that he would throw about his authority like that, challenging one of the most powerful families in the realm, and then immediately throw away that authority and become a commoner. One simping for the saint sure (since they can't really marry if she has to remain a maiden), which might protect him to some degree, but who has given up all his authority.