They do. So of course when their queen was murdered and their king killed himself, they turned to the king's mother. Who promised them . . . I don't know what she promised them. But it alleviated their fears. Or stoked them to a direction of her liking.

[she feels free, for the first time in her life. free of the ambitions and desires that drove her to take up the sword, to become an expert in unarmed combat. it's strange. she's not sure if she should celebrate it or not]

Don't disregard yourself. It's clear enough now.