@kelval "She just does what's most sensible to weaken and keep in control someone that's stronger than her."
Is it really? No choice but to do that? What about building a favorable relationship with him?
Fuck, I would try to pair him up with some noble ladies, or at the very least, approach his subordinates to see what would please him. Then she would know that is "Get the fuck out of this world"
"She has no indication of what he wants to do,"
So the solution is doing something that ABSOLUTELY will win his animosity? Genius.
"and he's frighteningly powerful and intelligent. He could assassinate her tomorrow if he decided to, or dethrone her, and she's well aware of this."
Reinforcing my point that building a good relationship would've been better.
She wet her royal pants and acted out of fear, not rationale .