Yeah, she tried to kill him while he was in school. I don't really remember well but I think she just needed him away and not get in her way. Little did she know that he'd accumulate power in an unexpected way. It's not like he has any major nobles on his side, except for Lombardi. Even Sershou seemed like he was on Angenas' side until the last moment. Brown family was removed from nobility, so they were pretty much commoners. So, I'd say that the queen's character isn't incongruent. It shows how her arrogance was the cause of her own downfall.
Yes! In the yearssss he was in school he has dealt with MULTIPLE assassination attempts. It was also why he refused to see Tia even during school breaks because she might get involved (among other things). So yes, in a way the empress thought stupidly that the prince might get killed because he has no protection there.
Yeah I agree. I didn’t think about her arrogance. If I was in her shoes, I wouldn’t want them to leave my sight but who’s to say she didn’t plant spies around him?
Imagine doing your best to make life a living hell for a child and still expect him to have mercy for you after begging him. Couldn’t be me ╮(￣▽￣)╭ that’s why I was surprised when she let him go to school. I think this is the one decision I find so incongruent with her characterization. She’s been shown to be ruthless and not afraid to use her family but she let an illegitimate child that threatens her own child’s claim to the throne leave her watch and allowed him to attend a school with other nobles… did she try to have him killed while he was in school? I don’t remember.