
My new masterpiece. I am glad I have read it.
Characters stubborn as hell, in jobs or positions that are meant to be dangerous or die, and they still find a way to turn everything upside down at the very end.
There is no good love, no good relationship, only thorns and pain. Let's go :)
I think it will not have a sweet end, but I hope finally they get some peace.

The hell was Sir Lionel telling her? "I do not want your decision to be swayed to one way or the other by people, please decide now if you love somebody thanks. And also if you want to be the empress. And leaving the north. And stopping being yourself" dude, if telling her to divorce is treason you're putting on her the same pressure xDdddd

I didn't see it like that, he was truly trying to help, he saw the position the emperor is and obviously he won't be the one to pressure her to make a decision, so Lionel took this job, which I don't think was bad, he didn't want to influence the decision itself but she needs to make one, if she takes too much time, it'll be bad for both of them, which doesn't mean it's a easy decision to make

Calling her a friend because you have lived with her for a long time and you shared stuff... The story clearly shows that it was just one-sided. It is sad that in RL this happens, and you invest time in people that do not really care about you, just care about the way you compliment and be there for them, but they will never do the same for you...
Maybe I am just comparing fantasy with RL, but it brings me back memories. I would love to see how they plan to resolve this in the end.
You see lady, she's giving you free lessons. Those are really expensive in society :0