Why is she so shocked when he mentioned the academy should go to raven? Wasn't it the plan from the start to have the women reach a high social standing?
I really like those women. They are figthers who refuses to just take everything lying down
What's a cruel world for women. Unfortunately it was Like that as well in ihr own history. Womens, which lose their husband & didn't give hin children were often chased out per husband family, which inhereited title.
@valknight probably because she also believed that Ebony was innocent in the male dominated country. And also probably because her employer has some connection the Queen. Although, this is all that I have assumed from the given information.
The author is trying to show how repressed the women are. So even though she knows they are trying to fix things, she may have still thought she wouldn't own anything but be owned.