
Why doesn't she go to Karnon and say "Hey, you know my powers? They are actually his. Want to secure power? You know what to do." I know the emperor will only see their relationship as necessary to maintain their power but at least it will be kicking him where it hurts because it's not HIS family who maintains the royal power, it's actually Ethan.

I don't think he's going to tell her his feelings and instead he'll do something he'll regret A LOT.
I hope I'm wrong and they have a long, nice and sincere talk BUT my instinct tells me drama approaches.

Fr fr!! I want to know more about the couple in Pervaz (and I think they'll somehow become the new rulers of Pervaz) than the main couple. At this point, they are just emotional bricks with worst skills of communication than a 3 yo.
Gimme the ones who are communicating, getting to know each other, falling in love and being cutie patooties over those "I'm not gonna tell him/her how I feel because I didn't learn how to talk to another person about my feelings and needs" idiots.

Hey Tae-li, I don't know if you'll read this but I want you to stay with us.
I know the darkest hour never comes in the night but I hope all our messages, our get well wishes, our cheers bring a bit of light to your life.
Life might be hard, harsh and unfair and it's valid and totally normal for you to feel as you do, we are all weak against our circumstances. However, you are not alone, see the comment section's worried about you, remember the feel of a hug from someone you love and loves/loved you, go see a flower bloom or go watch the birds fly in the sky, take a walk through nature.
Wonder how beautiful and quiet sometimes life can be. Find one thing a day that may bring joy to your day to day: the colours of dawn or sunset, a ladybug on top of a flower, a child and a dog playing, that sensation of the sun in your skin on a cold day, your favourite ice cream on a hot day. Life is all about these little moments of quiet joy, of pure calmness...
Keep a diary, find 1000 of these small joys and draw or write about them. This is what I did when I was in that same place you are now. It may seem difficult, even impossible, but things will get better for you.
I may not know you irl, I might be (and am) one of those strangers of the internet but I do know that you are a beautiful soul and that you are not alone, give yourself a hug from me and tell yourself from me "everything will be all right, maybe not now, maybe not today, but one day it will be alright and we'll be dancing while singing and smiling"
Don't give up Tae-li!

Ok, so, I think that Philip is FL's brother or even nephew. We know that his features are of royal blood and we know that the impotent Batshit (I don't remember the name of her ex-6th husband) is impotent so that rules out him. That leaves FL's brother or father as the possible father. Crazy mother Genia or whatever her name is misses Philip's real father and I want to believe that she wouldn't be missing that crazy old shit of an emperor and we know the brother used to visit her so maybe one of those days they shaka laka boom bang Philip was concieved.
I need to know who or what they are because they are a white-ish cat with blue eyes (like FL) and black cat with golden/yellow eyes (like ML!Luka and I don't remember if the actual Ian has golden/yellow eyes rn). I have s theory but it's so far-fetched that I'll dismiss it.