Eh... I'm not really interested in a female lead being protected by her male lead. I hope she figures out how to use her magic to help Rowan instead of being some flightless bird that really needs to be protected in a birdcage. That's... pretty dull and I want Erin to develop as an equal to the Duke. If Rowan has to worry about saving her life all the time, then the only end result is a failed coup/silent war because he will be too focused on protecting her. Erin isn't actually a damn bird and all that "being her birdcage" stuff is very unromantic.