Talk:Kiara Theron/@comment-33889071-20180115030941/@comment-1140743-20200818025003

Penelope is only nice to the MC because she's meant to be dumb and not fully grasp court intrigue. Kiara spells out the problem very clearly; she 'works' for Madeleine, Madeleine doesn't like the MC, Kiara is jeopardizing her own future by fraternizing with the MC. Besides, it's not as if the befriended them in earnest, she was just using Kiara and Penelope as tools against Olivia and Madeleine.

I like that the book gives you an option to understand her point of view instead of freaking out that not everyone is willing to risk opportunities on some rando.