Diona just blows me away with her shortsightedness. I’m not sure if she is just that blinded by jealousy or sheltered from the harsh realities of Tarkan’s position since birth.
1. Aristine is intertwined with Tarkan’s political power: He and Aristide are a political unit. Any harm to Ari’s reputation/power will also harm Tarkan’s. Any hit to their reputation is going to affect the other in kind.
2. Divorce is not an option: Tarkan entered an extremely important political marriage with the princess of an enemy state as part of a historic peace treaty. Any controversy related to Ari and her marriage could have serious political consequences between the countries. Divorce is just not possible. Like it or not, til death do they part.
3. Diona cannot replace the political power Ari provides: Diona may be from a respected and well established noble family, but she is nowhere near enough of a powerhouse to replace a foreign princess who happens to be a lynchpin of international peace. Even if she slanders and isolates Ari, it will only harm Tarkan’s likelihood of being king. Ironically, the only way she could feasibly be with him other than as a mistress is if he took the throne since only kings are allowed multiple wives. Even then, she wouldn’t be the queen, just a concubine.
4. Tarkan’s life depends on becoming king: Failure to become king will likely mean death for Tarkan once his father is no longer keeping the queen in check. it’s clear that Hamir is either unable or unwilling to prevent or hinder his mother’s schemes, so though he doesn’t show much independent hostility, it’s likely that the queen would continue to plot against him. She almost had Ari executed for a crime that never occurred. The reason the king chose Tarkan instead of Hamir to marry Aristine was to shore up his political position and create a more level playing field for the throne.
She’s just exceptionally shortsighted. She throws mud on Ari’s palace without considering the fact that it also belongs to Tarkan. Diona does/attempts to do a tremendous amount of damage just to get back at Ari for being with Tarkan which actively harms his political position and reputation. She puts an enormous degree of thought and effort into finding convoluted ways to attack Ari, but puts a fraction of that energy into wooing the man she supposedly loves to such excess. Tarkan has never loved her or been receptive to her overtures, but she is only aware of it subconsciously because her ego can’t handle it, so she makes sure nobody else can possess what she wants but can’t obtain.
Diona just blows me away with her shortsightedness. I’m not sure if she is just that blinded by jealousy or sheltered from the harsh realities of Tarkan’s position since birth.
1. Aristine is intertwined with Tarkan’s political power: He and Aristide are a political unit. Any harm to Ari’s reputation/power will also harm Tarkan’s. Any hit to their reputation is going to affect the other in kind.
2. Divorce is not an option: Tarkan entered an extremely important political marriage with the princess of an enemy state as part of a historic peace treaty. Any controversy related to Ari and her marriage could have serious political consequences between the countries. Divorce is just not possible. Like it or not, til death do they part.
3. Diona cannot replace the political power Ari provides: Diona may be from a respected and well established noble family, but she is nowhere near enough of a powerhouse to replace a foreign princess who happens to be a lynchpin of international peace. Even if she slanders and isolates Ari, it will only harm Tarkan’s likelihood of being king. Ironically, the only way she could feasibly be with him other than as a mistress is if he took the throne since only kings are allowed multiple wives. Even then, she wouldn’t be the queen, just a concubine.
4. Tarkan’s life depends on becoming king: Failure to become king will likely mean death for Tarkan once his father is no longer keeping the queen in check. it’s clear that Hamir is either unable or unwilling to prevent or hinder his mother’s schemes, so though he doesn’t show much independent hostility, it’s likely that the queen would continue to plot against him. She almost had Ari executed for a crime that never occurred. The reason the king chose Tarkan instead of Hamir to marry Aristine was to shore up his political position and create a more level playing field for the throne.
She’s just exceptionally shortsighted. She throws mud on Ari’s palace without considering the fact that it also belongs to Tarkan. Diona does/attempts to do a tremendous amount of damage just to get back at Ari for being with Tarkan which actively harms his political position and reputation. She puts an enormous degree of thought and effort into finding convoluted ways to attack Ari, but puts a fraction of that energy into wooing the man she supposedly loves to such excess. Tarkan has never loved her or been receptive to her overtures, but she is only aware of it subconsciously because her ego can’t handle it, so she makes sure nobody else can possess what she wants but can’t obtain.