Ummmmm she was hiding her emotions for so long i wouldn’t blame her for being a bit shy when it comes to positive feelings
I read everything now and i get what you are saying but i think its shown much better in later chapters.
I’m not sure how it is at that chapter but she’s still cunning and smart, I think it’s just shown more subtly… like it doesn’t really show you all her plans ahead of time, only as she does it, if that makes sense,
. In later chapters were not really shown her thoughts, we watch it sort of play out as the characters do.
Like sometimes in later chapters I felt like she was being played like a fool but then later you learn it’s all part of her plan if that makes sense
idk im at chapter 64 and mc seems so different?? at first she was cunning and smart and such but at the ball she seems like timid and insecure... i hope it gets better