Thank you for the update! She's
perfect!
@UniYuki Though, has she "changed" or just learned new skills? 🤔 Reminds me of my Mom. Was ordered by her parents to take "modeling lessons" after graduating college because she was deemed "not demure and lady-like". Mom took it in stride and work it as battle armor. Didn't change her nature one bit. She still cursed, ran union concrete finishers in the 1980s, and was a full on tomboy. Just one who when "called to task" could out "feminine" (note: the quotation marks are because of the subjectivity of the term in this case, and the implicit bias of the prior speakers) others who clung to it to show off. It was effectively a challenge for her, much like the protagonist.
That said, I respect your point. I think what makes her most suitable for Queen is her leadership capabilities. This is why I disagree with
@marsbars &
@Sumatose as her kind of "Queen" is more like Athena or an Amazon Queen than Aphrodite (if we use modern interpretations of Greek mythic examples).
She's the type to bake bread & effectively manage logistics, know everyone's needs, and lead from the front.
No, she isn't "arm candy" who sits around on a poof all day looking pretty. She's got the makings of a warrior queen and a Queen who knows & fights for the needs of her people. She's also apparently the closest thing this story has to an elected royal (such as the ancient Saxon tradition of Kings being elected elders who themselves were elected).
She'd be like an ancient female Pharaoh or an Empress or Queen who rules outright.
Girl's gotta get the poofs & pedestals out of their heads when it comes to "what makes a great female Queen/Leader". Yeah, she might not go down well amongst
some of the aristocracy, but she'd be popular amongst the people and an effective leader who could improve the lives of the People (those she's directed to serve).