@Trezcast
Lmao, are you sure you haven't read the spoilers?
@nerdy01
I think as more information comes out you might find Rashta less sympathetic. Not sure how well the manga will explain what was up with Rashta previously with her former owner.
Whether she was raped or not:
The thing is, is that if she had left it at being a concubine and keeping to her own space and not bothering the Empress or constantly crying that she was bullied, I feel most people would be sympathetic. The thing is, she managed, as a slave, to rise to the position of concubine, and wasn't satisfied with just that. She instead started to compete with the Empress who is the second most powerful in the kingdom simply because she has the backing of the Emperor.
Considering that she started from the position of a slave, I would think that she would know better than to grab and pull on unfamiliar nobles' clothing much less the Empress' dress. Despite serving nobles, she hasn't learned proper manners in how to treat nobles, which might tell you something about her background.
Either she was in a position where she never had to see or interact with nobles, or she was in a position where she didn't need to learn proper etiquette in dealing with nobles despite interacting with nobles. That includes interacting with nobles in the household she was in.
Considering that she interacted with nobles in the household she stayed at, it seems that she did not need to learn etiquette in respect to interacting with nobles, and that she was not punished for lack of manners when interacting with nobles. There aren't that many ways that could come about, and one of them includes having a protector of some sort with enough strength to protect her from people in that household.
She certainly has some sympathetic points, the problem is that a lot of the sympathy she could garner goes away more the more you get to know her and hear her thoughts.
For me, the one I like the least is Soveishu though. If he got upset at her or chastisted her at all, she'd probably step back. Instead he silently encourages her to continue making the Empress into an enemy because any time she and the Empress clash, the Emperor goes and scolds the Empress for being cold, cruel and unfeeling no matter what Rashta does.
@Atrius Do you read the novel. I find it extremely interesting you said
[It] doesn't mean she's justified in trying to drag others into her mire.