Talk:The Royal Heir, Book 3 Choices/@comment-37413025-20200915060130/@comment-37484301-20200925193705

As Kiara said, she wasn't taking away MC's daughter from her parents. Barthelemy told her that the daughter would be staying with her parents, so she had no reason to think Barthelemy would be lying (she has no other experience with Barthelemy that MC and friends have; she only worked with him for a short time on the Council). And you have to remember, MC and friends don't tell Kiara (or Penelope or Madeleine) about everything they discover on their own or during their investigations.

It is a matter of work (or leading / ruling). In TRH1 and TRH2, MC encouraged Bertrand to step back from being Head of House (and return the mantel to Barthelemy) so he could spend more time with Savannah and Bartie. In essence, Kiara did the same thing - she wanted MC to step back from ruling/leading and devote her time just to her daughter and spouse - because she didn't think MC was handling the responsibilities fully (which due to plot/story, MC wasn't).