Did u miss the part where she's been conditioned and literally mind controlled by her step mother to only do that lady's bidding? She's not putting 2 and 2 together because she literally CAN'T. If she can't see another solution she won't
A spell that makes her dedicate herself to Estia and only put its wellbeing first. A spell that directly contradicts doing anything her mother wants. It’s a very silly explanation and makes this already paper-thin plot even more unbelievable. They were better off going with the having her being brainwashed via trauma than an actual curse. Or shown some semblance of the curse during the many times she spends overthinking and over explaining every little thing. But they don’t. They impose the idea that it’s because of lifelong trauma that she refuses to act out against her mother and then add on the curse later on as if they realized how silly her decisions thus far were
Ignoring all the other glaring problems in this story, I cannot understand Leah’s character. She is broken to the point that she wishes to die, yet she also talks about how important the people of her country are. She then goes on to say that she is the only person in the royal family that cares about the Estians. So why does she think it’s so important to do literally anything before her death? She knows Serdina and Blaine cannot run the country. She knows the country will fall into ruin under their leadership. She is staring her one actual bargaining piece in the face and somehow convinced that marrying Ishakan is a terrible idea and that of all the people surrounding her, it’s the Kurkans that want war? Not the crazy ass Estians that treat them as subhumans? Her brother literally spits in the face of peace, but she’s worried about making sure he doesn’t ruin his reputation before taking the throne. She knows he is crazy. Once she dies he will… still be crazy. She is shown to us as the only logical and intellectual person in the royal family, but she can’t put 2 and 2 together? You want peace? Marry Ishakan, the one person that is on your side with the power to free you from your fate and also protect your people?? He clearly has more respect for them than your own brother. It’s just so stupid that I have to regard Leah and her plight while ignoring the stupid decisions she keeps making.