"Does she understand what doing that truly means?"
Overthrowing the old king and nobility, sounds simple enough, but the required capabilities, sacrifices, and resolve far surpass what ordinary people can imagine.
Especially since Iris is the princess of the Kingdom of Velys, the biological daughter of the current king. To overthrow her own father's rule during wartime means not only a transfer of power, but also personally sending her blood-related royal family to the gallows, to appease the fury of the Valeria Empire and the common people at the very bottom.
And this was the absolute limit at which Astrid agreed to cease hostilities and subsequently provide magical energy machinery knowledge.
Those who started the war must be punished. The blood on their hands must be repaid with blood.
"That child... I think she's finally understood..." Monica whispered softly.
To change an entire empire without paying a price, it's nothing but a delusion.
