Aren't those two tiny protrusions on her head actually horns? Same colour as her hair as this is black & white. Thicker than on the guy meeting the Dhala emissaries, could be shorter or perhaps, trimmed.It's interesting that the priestess is hornless, unlike the majority of people inhabiting the Empire.
This has always been victorian era imperial drama from the start.Did this ABSOLUTE madman of an author just use the opium wars in his titiwars galore manga?
And im actually surprised the ritual worked and the emperor was summoned, was expeting this to go the tipical political scheme slash rivals murder spree theme.
Lets let him cook for a bit more.