Talk:Madeleine Amaranth/@comment-33318204-20180227121223/@comment-34381956-20180304172533

I'm caught between thinking we're going to have to work with her and thinking she was behind the assassination attempt. There were several times in Book 2 where other characters mentioned how ambitious she is, and she has now had two failed engagements that were going to give her the throne she wanted so badly. She was so close and then not only did she get dumped again, she was publicly embarassed at her wedding shower (which we couldn't avoid no matter what we decided to do about Tariq's statement). That might have been the last straw. She could probably justify either way with "It's the best for Cordonia." (Either we work together for the good of the people or she was seizing the throne because she'd be the best ruler.)