#emperor heinley

[nichetrash]

[blues824]

Heya bestie I mostly request a lot of females but this one is for the lads.

Akaza In the remarried empress

🏀Just imagine how a man like akaza would react he drinks his respects woman juice daily and the remarried empress is set in a medival setting so sadly woman rights are different.

🥊Like her is a childhood friend of heinley(that's how heinley got so much respect in this story for most women except rattrash ) and Duke ergi is just on the border of being his friend because of the bad luck he gives to woman.

🏀He came along with heinley the the new year Ball and people instantly knew who he was he is known in the western kingdom for his recpect to women and his brutalness towards weaker men.

🥊Akaza being surrounded by women and wanting to talk to him because they see him as a good man and they want to see if its tru he is the most respected man in the western kingdom and its tru he treats them with so much respect they fall in love.

🏀I can see the akaza reader being pissd of with sovieshit how he misteats navier for a woman who has the personality of a mere child instead of making her his concubine he could have given her a better place and gets her away from her status as slave.

🥊Imagen when sovieshit pulled the sword on heinley for "slandering his womans image " he accepts the dual and beats the shit out of sovieshit and tells him that he needs to respect all women not just one especially a woman he cheats one especially when he has a wife.

🏀I see rattrash wanting to pull him on her side by talking shit about navier that she is infertile and that doesn't make her a woman only for him to explain that she is a well respected woman and instead of being hateful to navier she needs to hate sovieshit for not hepling her how she deserves.

🥊Rattrash then talking to Duke ergi and him explaining that he beat his woman respect vision in to him when he was a child along with heinley "that's why her is a gentleman towards her "

🏀and her hearing stories of him beating women their abusive husband for hurting their wives and that he got away with it because he is so loved in the western kingdom and explains one time there was a riot because he was jailed by a noble and that even the king of the western kingdom was pissd.

🥊Meanwhile navier hears from heinley how he whoud never treat women like sovieshit does to him because of his friend akaza she knows about his story and reputation and is glad that he is friends with heinley.

🏀Later on navier gets married whit heinley and akaza visits and said if he becomes like sovieshit to tell him so he will beat the lesson of respecting women into heinley and heinley sweating in the bg.

Does not include Kosair or the Grand Duke Kaufman or Duke Ergi.

Sovieshu Vict

You were a noble in the Western Kingdom, right hand man to King Wharton III. Your reputation preceded you as a man of great respect when it came to women. The swarm of women around you was basically a dead giveaway. However, instead of ushering them away, you addressed each by name and you promised each of them a dance… that was unless they were married. You were not about to make other men angry and cause a disturbance of the peace.

However, when you saw Empress Navier upset with the Emperor, who was dancing with another woman, any thought of respect for His Imperial Majesty flew out the window. Instead, you went to Heinrey, in whom you could see the lovesickness, and you ushered him towards Her Imperial Majesty. You knew your friend like the back of your hand, and if anyone would treat her right, it would be Heinrey.

A few days later, when the prince got in trouble for “slandering Rashta’s image”, you took his place in the hypothetical duel. After all, you were the most expendable option here, as you were no heir to the throne. However, in order to prevent any fatal harm, you offered to bring Sovieshu to fisticuffs instead of a swordfight. Needless to say, it ended with him being bruised and you being scratch-free. You hadn’t studied martial arts for nothing, after all. 

Of course, this is when the story of you being thrown in jail for nearly beating an abusive man to death. You had seen the fear in his children’s and wife’s eyes, and you couldn’t take it. The King had enough with your anger issues and threw you into prison, but there was a huge riot within the Western Kingdom. Because it was disturbing day-to-day life, you were let out with a large warning and a criminal record. However, you managed to charm the Queen, befriending her in the process, which made her a valuable ally.

Rashta

She had never heard of you, but by the way that all the ladies at the New Year’s Party were swarming you, she judged that you were a good man. That being said, she definitely did want to talk to you. However, Sovieshu kind of swept her up to dance, causing a ruckus even after the whole dress drama and people debating whether Navier was copying her or if Rashta was copying Navier.

Anyway, when she was done, she saw you standing with Prince Heinrey, who seemed to be staring at the Empress. You were speaking to him quietly with a glass of wine in your hand, nudging him with your elbow. As much as the young mistress loves to pretend that she is, she is not naive. She knows what you two are doing. However, she’s not going to disrupt anything. If Navier is out of the picture, then Sovieshu is all hers.

During her—rather toxic—friendship with Duke Ergi, she asked how he knew how to talk to her and calm her down. That was when he told her about how you actually fought him for daring to disrespect a female friend that you all had in your youth. With his reputation as a womanizer, you thought it unjust that these girls who were drawn to him would be disrespected in such a manner, so you gave him a black eye, a busted shoulder, a busted lip, and a bruised pride.

Through her maidservant, she found out about your criminal record in the Western Kingdom. Even though you were the right-hand man to the king, you were still thrown in prison for nearly murdering a man who turned out to be abusive to his wife and children. However, the citizens held a riot to let you out. That wasn’t anything she could use against you, but it seemed like your respect even went to her as you could see her plans, but you both knew that it would be more beneficial if Navier went elsewhere.

Navier Trovi

She wasn’t the one to invite you, but she knew of your reputation. She had met you previously as you were an ambassador for the Western Kingdom as well since King Wharton III was constantly too ill to travel. Seeing you at the New Year’s Party was a pleasant surprise, as she had not known that her husband had invited you.

One thing that she didn’t know was that you were the one to usher Heinrey to get to know her better and even begin to court her. Infidelity was not something you often encouraged, but seeing the Emperor dancing with his mistress rather than his wife pissed you off. When you yourself spoke with her to introduce Prince Heinrey, she noticed that you were not nervous. You still spoke to her with respect, but there was a spark of mischief in your eye.

You were known for being ruthless with men who you deemed unworthy of even being alive. Your scars were kept visible because you were feared among all men in any empire or kingdom. Navier found herself curious about them, but she knew better than to ask because the last thing anyone would want is your criminal record being outed to the media

However, someone else seemed to get a hold of the papers at the time, where the headline was ‘WESTERN KINGDOM NOBLE BEATS MAN TO DEATH’. Instead of being ashamed, though, you smiled as you asked that person if he would have let that man’s wife be beaten to death along with his children if he allowed that abusive man to keep living. That shut everyone up rather quickly.

Heinrey Lazlo

You were his best friend since youth, along with Ergi. However, you were not afraid to beat your shared friend after he made a girl cry. As you all grew up, you all were heartthrobs, but you were not in the habit of leading women on. You instead wanted to find ‘the one’, as did Heinrey, but Ergi was still set in his womanizer habits.

Anyway, at the New Year’s Party in the Eastern Empire, you were there for him to talk to when he visited the Empress in his bird form. He reminded you of a puppy, but you were happy because you knew that he would never let her down the way her own husband did by ignoring her presence and not taking his wife’s side when rumors started floating around.

Unfortunately, try as you might, your criminal record always found a way to be in the spotlight. Rashta had hired someone to expose you, and you had gone to prison years ago for beating a man to death. However, what neither knew was that Prince Heinrey and Duke Ergi had your back, as you clarified that the man was abusive and you were not going to stand to see a woman and their children be beaten because he had gambled on the wrong horse (literally).

That being said, you no longer held any respect for the mistress and vowed to be there when her crimes caught up to her. You had allowed Ergi to use his charm to manipulate her into trusting him, and you gathered a bunch of evidence to help Navier and Heinrey build a case against her. Also, you had visited Viscount Lotteshu, and while he himself was a piece of shit, you learned even more about Rashta.

[angel-tsugikuni-kamukura]

Hi Angel! I have a funny story to tell you! My mom saw me reading The Remarried Empress and asked about it, so I told her all about it. My mother immediately was not on Trashta or Sovieshit's side. I asked her why out of curiosity, and she says this:

"Sovieshu's just an irresponsible, stupid and selfish coward who refused to be a good husband, emperor, and person and clung to this over-idealised version of Navier that he will never have because she never existed.

As for Rashta, I would've felt a hell of a lot more sympathy and respect for her if she wasn't misogynistic towards other women, ruined Navier and Nian's marriages, hurt several innocent people and committed a laundry list of crimes, all while playing the victim and acting as if Navier was the one responsible for everything going wrong for her. She thought that being the empress meant that she didn't have to do any work and now she's realised how wrong she is. And not to sound cruel, but she's just a big idiot."

So yeah, that's her opinion on the two.

Wellicht your mom is correct people sometimes don't understand how it must feel to have them rule over your county.

While they were busy fighting each other and her abusing the empress role navier and heinley were talking about their problems yes they don't always see eye to eye but that him we aren't perfect and they still rule their new empire what I know is extremely hard.

What is your mom her opinion on navier and heinley🤔.

[otome-game-fan]

Sovieshu: “Since I am unmarried, I must play the role of both Emperor and Empress. Navier, I would like to speak in private--as a meeting between Empresses.” Navier: “Heinley, for three hours, you are the Empress.” Heinley and the Readers: 

[iotnonii]

Okay I'm trying to analyze the themes of the Remarried Empress (a difficult task since a lot of Manhwas I read are fantasy romance, a genre that will neglect a conflict or meaningful obstacles for two bland little leads)

And the main one I'm finding is that the obstacles and course of the story are affected heavily by historical precedent. A lot of screen time is given to talking about ancestors, previous mistresses, previous emperors. When sovieshu crumples up the wedding invitation from Navier and Heinley, his advisors first concern is that future generations will realize that Sovieshu was angered at it. Heinley's entire clan is pretty much wiped out and recorded deragoatorily in history (a bit tangential to the theme I stated but perhaps it would be better to expand it to be the influence of history)

Navier, as our protagonist, has the most clear understanding of these historical precedents and is very aware of how she must conduct herself. She's very strategic throughout the story with using these precedents and deciding when to break them.

Perhaps a foil is Krista, the former queen of the Western Kingdom. She is stated to be very similar to Navier, they are described, dressed, and speak in similar formal ways. However Krista isn't smart about when to retreat, (something that sovieshu explicitly judges Rashta for during her child's banquet scene with the decorative sword,) she's doesn't follow tradition (and because it's manhwa rules, she's punished for laying eyes on Navier's man). She doesn't follow historic precedent of retiring to the (??? I forget it's name) estate. Since I'm mainly consuming this through webtoons, it's a little hard to tell what statement this could make on the whole historic theme, but I'm looking forward to it.

[silyabeeodess]

Sovieshu: “Since I am unmarried, I must play the role of both Emperor and Empress. Navier, I would like to speak in private--as a meeting between Empresses.” Navier: “Heinley, for three hours, you are the Empress.” Heinley and the Readers: 

[alicehattera03]

Y'all a reminder that Heinley is literally amazing(Navier is literally a queen- nah, an empress, look at her goooo bitch look at her gOOO!!), and ok fine his looks help him a lot but underestimate him??

His smarts?? His personality???? His love for Navier!?!? JAIL! Jail for ten thousand years if you underestimate him!! And now that he's got his love Navier next to him on the throne!!!!?? The end, goodbye that's it- the world says it's logging off because of the perfection.

[13elieve]

Heinley is so swoonworthy here 😍😍😍

[webtoon9715]

Don't be embarrassed baby (*¯ ³¯*)♡

Webtoon name: Remarried empress (재혼 황후)

[athys-obelia]

so you're telling me the eastern kingdom's mages are losing their mana, it has an absolutely incompetent dipshit emperor who probably can't even spell diplomacy, has not only lost the empress keeping the entire empire together but also put an illiterate lying runaway slave in said empress' spot, and is without an heir? + the western empire gains heinley as its king and navi as queen, has two direct descendants in the line of succession? all while heinley mentions he has some big plan in motion?

in the novel heins tells mckenna something along the lines of, "i can't marry queen yet. how can i take her from the seat of an empress just to make her a simple queen?"

sooo like, if heinley's thinking what i'm thinking,,,ima just leave these here,

a moment of silence for sovieshit and trashta, may y'all rest in peace 🙂

[obsessedwithfandoms]

I saw a post earlier about fancasts for The Remarried Empress and it kept bugging me - who has the right look to play these people?! I think I’ve finally managed to get it right but I know it’ll be for naught once they do actually cast it for the drama. Nevertheless, here’s what I came up with for the four main characters:

Shin Se Kyung as Empress Navier

For some reason, Shin Se Kyung was the first person to come to mind when I thought of Navier. She can come across as cold and beautiful to me on screen but has enough range to pull off Navier’s softer moments too.

Hwang In Yeop as Prince Heinley

This wasn’t that hard to think of - Hwang In Yeop has the exact swagger and charm that screams Heinley to me. Plus his pretty boy looks!

Woo Do Hwan as Emperor Sovieshu

I initially put Lee Jae Wook down for Sovieshu but in retrospect, he is too young compared to the rest of the cast despite. Instead, I found Woo Do Hwan who I think would actually be ideal.

Chae Soo Bin as Rashta

I like Chae Soo Bin, I do! But she has that sweet innocent look that Rashta has but I know from her previous work, she can play a devious character well too, making her a perfect balance for Rashta.

Choi Jin Hyuk as Grand Duke Kaufman

This came to me as I was looking at the newest chapter and Sovieshu was being terrible again so I started thinking of more pleasant people like Kaufman and how much I missed him and who could play him and suddenly Choi Jin Hyuk came to mind. His beautiful voice and appearance as well as his longing looks (remember Last Empress? Good times) would make him a perfect Kaufman.

These remain entirely my own opinion, feel free to disagree! I’m a little obsessed with this webtoon, ngl. I hope the drama gets picked up soon!

[blues824]

Imagen a female sanami in the Remarried Empress(she is a female emporor ) .

💨She was a commener in the corrupt nothern empire where she lead a successful revolt angains the rulers and won the love of the people who made her empress where she took inspiration from navier as a empress and became a loved emporor (she doesn't like the title empress a lot so took the title of emporor ).

💀Navier and her are friends it started with the sanami mc sending letters to navier asking for help how to be a emperor and navier finding the cold war hero empror not so scary after the letters becoming friends with the emporor.

💨Navier of course invited her to the eastern empire new year Ball and when she arrives she gets intedused as the emporor of the northern empire dressed in a suit walking menacingly to navier and bowing to her shocking everyone .

(she never bowed to anyone so it's shocking because of her hated for the previous leaders in her country but she holds the same respect for navier like ubuyashiki she doesn't like it she doesn't even like that she is the emporor but does it for the people. )

💀Imagen rattrash hearing the emporor of the Northern empire is coming and hearing how good the emporor is stopping poverty and bringing a golden age in a few years tinking she will flirt with the emporor (she doesn't know yet that the emporor is a woman ).

💨Sovieshit feels threatened by her from a commener to the most loved emporor in the northern empire she had achieved a lot in a few years what not even he could do so when she is invited by navier he gets nervous his poor fragile masculinity is hurt because of her .

💀Heinley likes her for her power and how from commer to emporor she went saving a empire from coroptune seeing her as inspiration for when her becomes king and fan girs seeing her next to navier and becoming friends with her especially when she helped them escape.

💨Kosiar first did not trust her sending letters with navier after all she wants killed the previous empress with her own hands in a public execution and became emporor but fel in love with the warrior emporor after seeing her take care of the northern empire and he finds te scars beautiful and show what she did to free her empire .

💀Ergi was sent by heinley to spy on her(fun fact I keep forgetting about heinley his older brother ) seeing if she would atack the western kingdom but seeing her only care for her new empire making it grow and falling in love with her she doesn't care about things most females do and seeing her scared and being proud of them makes him fall in love with her more.

(so seeing rattrash compared to her is day and night one went from commoner to respectable emporor and the other from slave to the worst empress in the eastern empire )

💨Kaufman was send to bring peace towards the new emporor being woried about the visit only to be met with a good emporor and her agreeing on peace and trade fro the people of her empire he catches feeling for the emporor especially when she asked him to send books of his country for the people of the northern empire so they can learn their language.

💀Imagen during the diner party the sanami mc makes a remark to sovieshit when she hears rattrash using the you hate me because I'm a commener exuse that she band slavery and helps the people in need and saying to rattrash that she was a commoner so she has no excuse using that saying that instead of playing the victim show she is a strong woman.

💨Imagen later on rattrash crying that the sanami mc baned slavery played the victims of slavery a good amount of money from the slave owners and if they could not pay she gave the now free people the nobles their titels are and thought them how to read write and how to live a normal life wile sovieshit doesn't even pay or her depth.

💀How would everyone react to seeing the sanami mc being covered in scares and being very muscley compared to other women she brought the northern empire to equality women and men are worth the same .

💨Her helping heinley and navier start up there new empire and making a contract with them for peace and trade and that she would be welcome in her empire and will aid them in wars .

Trigger Warning: Mention of pedophilia in Rashta’s scenario.

Sovieshu Vict

It was no secret that you were powerful, and he has met you a few times. You had been invited to multiple different gatherings when discussion was required for the wellbeing of the entire continent of Wol. You were definitely very intimidating, and your scars just added to your very scary aura. When he learned that his wife had invited you to the New Year’s Party after he added a mistress into the household, he was genuinely terrified. 

Your story was well known among all, commoner or not. You actually used to be a commoner before you gathered each village on the outskirts and stormed the emperor’s palace and killed each person inside unless they swore their undying loyalty to you. Once the imperial family was dead (they had no heir yet), you were voted to be the empress. However, you instead took the title of Emperor because of the Northern Empire’s tendency to favor the emperor more. You did not like the position, but you needed to teach someone to inherit your empire and rule it justly, as you were not married and thus could not produce an heir.

When you arrived, everyone was shocked by your appearance. Not only did you have scars, but you wore a suit instead of a gown. Not just that, but you went up to Navier and bowed to her without acknowledging the actual Emperor. For the entirety of the night, you stuck close to Her Imperial Majesty. You remained quiet, opting to give head nods as a greeting. Sovieshu once caught your glare, and you looked unamused, to say the least.

Of course, there is the dinner party that you were invited to. Rashta was crying right before, clinging to Sovieshu and saying that she should be invited and that it was just because she was a commoner that she wasn’t allowed to be there. You walked up and, with your usual pissed-off face, explained that you went from commoner to ruler of a country and the reason she wasn’t invited was because she held no political power or influence over anything.

During the meeting with Duke Kaufman, Navier, Sovieshu, and a few other officials, everyone else noticed that you and the Empress were the only ones who spoke his native language. That’s when you explained the dynamics of your empire: slavery is banned, corrupt nobles had their titles revoked and those titles went to former slaves who helped during the rebellion, women and men had equal opportunity, mages were treated normally and received sponsorships from you to go to the Academy of Magic, and in all schools it was required to study another language. Sovieshu was surprised at how many things you changed about the Northern Empire, because he remembers how horrible the outskirt villages were. He felt inferior, and he did not like that.

Rashta

She heard of your future arrival, and she knew a few things about the Northern Empire post-rebellion. However, she did not know the extent of your actions and how they affected not only the commoners of your empire, but also the commoners in other kingdoms and empires on the continent. You were referred to as the Emperor of the Northern Empire, and typically a man takes on the role of ‘Emperor’. You will have to excuse her for thinking that you were a man.

Because of her status as a slave before getting tangled up in the trap, she was not informed of many political happenings. Most of what she heard came from word-of-mouth, which, as we know, isn’t reliable and is often very opinionated. The Northern Empire was said to be rather barbaric, especially the outskirts. The people there were rumored to resort to cannibalism because they were so poor. But, you changed that by leading a rebellion and killing the imperial family and claiming the throne. Because of you, she was at least given a designated place to sleep under Viscount Lotteshu’s ownership for fear that the slaves and commoners would rise up against and overpower the empire’s forces.

You were, of course, invited to the New Year’s Party, and you definitely stood out. Rashta was shocked and scared of your appearance, not just because of your scars but the fact that you were a woman instead of a man. You see, because of her unique charm and the fact that she looks [and acts] like a child, a lot of men fall for her [it’s giving pedo, but whatever]. Anyways, you were wearing a suit and you had a lot of scars. Your eyes were wide open and you walked over to Navier, further terrifying the mistress… who let out a gasp of pure shock when you bowed to the empress. You stuck close to Her Imperial Majesty, not even sparing Rashta a glance. Her plan was ruined: she was going to try and gain your trust and sympathy, as it would be very beneficial to her if she had the Emperor of the Northern Empire on her side.

A few days (?) later, there was the banquet amongst state and imperial officials. Rashta was begging Sovieshu to let her go, but Navier had refused as she held no political power or any sort of influence. Plus, her guest list was also full because she invited you. Outside of the door, the mistress was crying and clinging to the Emperor, saying that it was because she used to be a commoner that she wasn’t allowed to be in attendance. That’s when you walked up in yet another suit, this time with your katana, and went to open the door, you told her in an annoyed tone that it was because she wasn’t important to anyone besides gossipers who loved to talk shit about the imperial family. You then walked in, feeling yourself tense up in anger when you heard the childish wails.

After the dinner, you heard about everything that happened with Viscount Lotteshu and Rashta. You were surprised to hear that she, too, came from nothing. However, you didn’t think it was right to use it as an excuse for everything. Sure, you hated the concept of slavery, but you used that hate as well as sympathy to take over and create laws and regulations as well as build up your reputation. You did not shed a single tear through it all, not even when your brother turned against you. But, here Rashta was, crying over anything and everything while being nothing but a mistress.

Navier Trovi

When you became the Emperor of the Northern Empire, she was the first one you wrote to. After all, you had no experience with being the ruler of anything, let alone an entire empire. She actually had really good strategies when it came to winning over the hearts of her people, although she is still viewed as an icy-cold empress. Because of this friendship (not an alliance… yet), she invited you to the New Year’s Ball. After all, the Grand Duke Kaufman would also be attending and it could be a good chance to talk about trade across the Continent Wol.

Up to this point, she has met you a few times and has seen what you look like. You both get along fairly well, with the occasional disagreement as two people in power over different empires have. Once you arrived at the party, however, she saw that you had gained even more muscle as well as more scars, and you were wearing a suit. Navier knew you were different from her husband as a ruler, as you trained your military yourself. Anyways, you walked over to her and kneeled in front of her: a sign of respect in the Northern Empire. Your empire has come so far because of your hard work, and while you might not like being in the position, you are doing your best.

You stuck close to her for the majority of the night until she and Heinrey had their little conversation where he asked her to dance. When that happened, you were kind of on your own and you decided to make friends with a few of the nobles from the Eastern Empire. You kept an eye on the Emperor’s mistress, however, as she seemed to be the type who would backstab you when she had the chance. In your endeavor to save the Northern Kingdom and turn it into a peaceful empire, you had met many Rashta’s, but not very many Navier’s, so you tended to stick to the Navier’s as you knew that they could help you and your land.

Now, the Empress knew that one easy way to make an alliance with your empire was to have a noble of high standing marry you and become your consort. She first thought of her brother, as when you both met a few years ago you both got along very well. But, when Grand Duke Kaufman asked you to dance, she couldn’t help but notice the chemistry between the two of you. You let your guard down, and he actually made you smile! It was the first time she had ever been able to see it, but little did she know that Kosair also had managed to make you smile many moons ago. Duke Ergi would manage to make you smile very soon in the days to come, but Navier wouldn’t find out about it until you made your choice between the three men.

At the dinner, you were sat next to the Grand Duke, and to say that you were happy to have another ally was an understatement. However, before you even entered the dining room, you saw that Rashta was crying out about how she wasn’t invited just because she was a commoner. Navier was about to see what the commotion was when you stepped in and said that you were once a slave and then a commoner. You shed no tears in all the work that you did and you even had your brother betray you but you still didn’t cry. You were an emperor, while she was a mere concubine without influence. You basically told her that she had no right to cry until she was in charge of something, and you then turned to bow towards Her Imperial Majesty before entering the room.

Heinrey Lazlo

His brother had sent him to acquire the possibility of an alliance between the Western Kingdom and the Northern Empire, as your military would prove to be as beneficial for them as their wealth would be to you. At the New Year’s Ball, you had the chance to meet Prince Heinrey, as you stuck close to Navier for the entire night. This man was squealing about how his newfound crush (Navier) was hanging around and gained the respect of his newfound hero (yourself). Of course, he didn’t secure the alliance, as you didn’t know if you could trust somebody who 1) was known to be a womanizer and 2) associated himself with the womanizer known as Duke Ergi. He did, however, manage to plant the seed in your mind; the possibility of you marrying Ergi might be slim as of right now, but it could turn into something beneficial for both lands.

Now, he had never had the pleasure of meeting you face-to-face, so he was definitely shocked by your appearance. You had scars covering your face and hands, you had a suit on which was unheard of for a woman, you had a very muscular build as well. From the tales he had heard, you train your military yourself and lead the infantry sanction as you like to fight hand-to-hand and sword-to-sword. When you took over, you stripped the nobles of their titles and gave them to some loyal followers who were slaves before the revolt. You didn’t even want to be the emperor, but you stayed in the position because you didn’t trust anyone else to take over as you thought it would destroy the vision you had in mind. No, you would pass it on once you had a child, and because of that you were an eligible bachelorette.

Your formal introduction was one of surprise, as you bowed to him. You both could sense that the other was special in a unique way. Your blood was unique, and you could tell that he was a bird with your experience with Kasugai Crows. You were a target because of your marechi blood, as it could go for a lot on the black market. Any descendents you may have will also have this trait, which adds to the flocking of men to your palace to try and win your hand in marriage. It isn’t everyday that you could say you were wed to or had children with someone of marechi blood who was also an emperor.

A friendship blossomed between the two of you, as you were able to understand him while he was in Queen form and he could sense who you were based on your blood alone. When birds sent to Navier were shot down, they would instead be delivered to you and your guest chambers where you would hide him in your haori and walk to Her Imperial Majesty’s chambers for a ‘cup of tea’. In order to give them some privacy, you would bow before taking your leave. You were just glad that you were able to make your friends happy, but there was still one thing you had left to do.

When the divorce happened, and Sovieshu ordered that Navier be kept inside, you gathered your best guards that you had brought with you and disguised yourselves as the guards standing outside of the ex-Empress’s tower. Once your cover was blown, you fought with all of your might, none of the other guards standing a chance against your bloodthirsty hands. You did not hold back, and your sword was soaked with the blood of many who will never see their families again until they, too, inevitably, die. That’s why you were feared by all, as you did not hesitate to kill someone who has wronged you… as long as there was justifiable cause.

Kosair Trovi

You didn’t always get along with him, as your anger issues often clashed with each other. Screaming matches would always erupt between the two of you whenever he visited your empire, but you then started training your military and your schedule was too full to pay him any mind. He remembers the time where you once invited him to join the ranks for the day, and he then understood the discipline that was instilled within you and your soldiers. You sparred against one of your greatest generals, and you got a new slash across your arm, starting from the bottom of your hand to the crease in your elbow. Kosair was genuinely worried and rushed to patch you up, and you both were flustered by the close proximity. 

This ‘friendship’ went very far, actually. It was through him that you got into contact with Navier, as you needed assistance with running the Northern Empire. Now, we all know how he gets about his younger sister, so you gave him your solemn vow to respect and honor her as she deserved. When he left the Northern Empire, you both continued to exchange letters… some of them starting to get into flirtatious territory. It had been a while since you both saw each other, so you couldn’t help but feel like a hopelessly in-love protagonist being held back from her lover. Just kidding. Your duties as the emperor were keeping you from traveling too much. That was, until you got the invitation to the New Year’s Party at the Eastern Empire. This is where Kosair hailed from, so you felt yourself get a bit excited about possibly seeing him.

Unfortunately, he was not present at the party, but he did show up later to visit his sister. Since it had been a while since the last time you saw each other, he was surprised by the sheer amount of scars you had on your arms now. He bowed down to you, gently taking your hand in his and placing a kiss on the back of it. The sheer contrast in the textures of your skin was shocking to the both of you. His skin was soft and gentle, while yours had marks that told stories that not even words could portray. You remember that moment from How to Train Your Dragon 2 where Hiccup’s dad says, “you’re as beautiful as the day I lost you”? That’s kind of what he does, as you haven’t seen each other in a while.

Now, unbeknownst to the two of you (moreso him than you), two men saw this happen and they got very jealous. Kosair was not the only man trying to seek out your heart. The Grand Duke Kaufman as well as Duke Ergi witnessed the kiss upon the back of your hand, and they saw how familiar you were with each other, so they realized that they would need to step up their game if they wanted to get your attention. This caused a rivalry between the three men that wouldn’t stop until you made your decision. After all, you needed to choose because you needed an emperor consort and an heir. Any extravagances that you can think of, the men tried on you. 

Because this is Kosair’s scenario, we are going to assume that you chose him. You know him, you trust him, and you eventually married him. This man is a trophy husband and he knows and lives for it. When you got married, he moved to the Northern Empire. It was a day of celebration for not only the empire, but also for Heinrey and Navier. You invited Duke Ergi and Duke Kaufman out of respect, and the latter did attend. The former, however, did not, as he was busy tricking Rashta. If you know, you know. You both did attend Heinrey and Navier’s official wedding in the Western Kingdom, and you were finally able to pay the new Queen back by giving them both advice on how to create the Western Empire.

Grand Duke Kaufman

You both first met at the New Year’s Party… technically. You both have technically met before, when Luiptian officials came to the Northern Empire to discuss trade with you. However, you did not have a formal introduction to him. So, when he asked you to dance with him, you were very hesitant. Dancing with a stranger left you vulnerable, so you had your guard up. You both spoke with one another as the black suit you were wearing blended with his clothing, and you both found your hearts beating faster and in-sync. He was surprised that you knew so much of his native language, and you explained that it was an academic requirement in your empire to know at least one foreign language fluently.

During your stay in the Eastern Empire, you got closer to the Grand Duke. Each time you both passed by each other, he would stop to bow, take your hand in his, and place a kiss on the back of it. He’s even seen you training with the guards that went with you, and you are as harsh as you are diligent. He sprinted over when he saw that one of your guards had slashed your arm. Luckily, there wasn’t even a scar to do his skills in magic. But, he was able to see all of your other scars with the close proximity. He’s surprised to hear that you didn’t want them gone, as they told stories of bravery and conquest and hard work, but he finds it admirable.

When he gave an explanation for the love potion to Empress Navier, you were present in the room. You volunteered to try it to test its potency when Kaufman said it would be better if he tested it out. After all, it would be disastrous if the Emperor of the Northern Empire fell in love with either the Empress or himself (👀). The only problem was that the potion was very potent and very effective… to the point where the antidote did not work. He looked at you first once he drank the liquid, so he was entranced. It was embarrassing to have said that Sovieshu was handsome to get him off of your guys’ back, but in reality he didn’t like that the Emperor stood so close to you. That’s when he realized what the love potion had done to him.

For the next few days, Kaufman found himself wanting to remain close to you. It took everything inside of him just to part with you for a few minutes. You did not mind his company, however, as he offered good advice for your empire. Unfortunately, because of his longing to be next to you at all times, he witnessed Lord Kosair placing a kiss upon the back of your hand. The Grand Duke almost landed a punch to the Master of the Trovi House’s face, shouting that he had no permission to touch you. However, you caught his fist so that no damage was dealt. You took him by the hand and led him to a room where you asked him what the fuck happened. Long story short, the potion took over in this passionate moment and he kissed you. Needless to say, considering this is Kaufman’s scenario, you reciprocated.

Anyway, your relationship progressed quickly. When he had to go back to the Kingdom of Luipt, he asked you to go with him. However, your own ship was docked next to his, and you had to depart to your own empire. You declined his request, as you had no heir and thus could not run away with him. That’s when he came to a very fast revelation. He asked you to marry him. To say you were surprised would be an understatement. After all, you had only really gotten to know each other for just a few weeks. But, as we know Sanemi to be, you were crazy too so you accepted his proposal. Two weeks after getting to the Northern Empire, you received a ring and a note in a bottle via pigeon. The note proved to you that you chose the right man to be your husband, and you immediately started making preparations.

Ergi Claude

You met because you both ran into each other in the palace corridors. The womanizer in him caught you and tried to rizz you up. You weren’t having any of it and grabbed a dagger from your sleeve. You held it to his neck as you demanded him to let you go. It infuriated you how he just gave you a smirk before making sure you were upright… and how fast your heart was beating from the encounter. You were headed to the training grounds, though, so you couldn’t dwell on it too much. Now, what you didn’t know was that Prince Heinrey of the Western Kingdom had ordered him to spy on you to see if you would attack them. So, this chance encounter was just him evaluating how hard it would be to get close to you.

Unfortunately for him, Rashta kept him from observing you or even meeting you again for quite a while. She would get jealous whenever she saw the Duke try to seek you out, so she would get his attention and drag him to her chambers to speak with him. She would make up an encounter she definitely didn’t have with Viscount Lotteshu just to bring Ergi’s attention back to her. However, fortune pulled an Uno Reverse Card on the young mistress and she was caught up with speaking to Sovieshu to be able to see that Ergi had gone in search of you. He did manage to find you… right when Kosair planted a kiss on the back of your hand and Kaufman punched the man. You were, understandably, overwhelmed by the situation and so Ergi stepped in and led you away. That is where you had a formal introduction to each other, no blades drawn. Though, he did see the katana that you kept sheathed at your hip.

Now, he was not invited to the dinner with all the nobility, as he held no power within this Empire nor any significant power in the Western Kingdom. He guessed (correctly) that you would be attending that, so he just went to the other party. However, his mind couldn’t get off of your first *actual* conversation. It was rather civil, but you didn’t respond to his slightly flirtatious words. You were better equipped that time. He learned your name and your story, and it was as clear as day that you were Rashta’s opposite. Rising up as a slave to overturn the entire system, killing the king and queen of the Northern Kingdom, taking the throne, turning the kingdom into an empire, stripping the nobles of their titles and giving them to your most trusted subjects, abolishing slavery, teaching everyone to read and write, training your military yourself, etc., all while thinking without emotion. Yeah… you were definitely different from Sovieshu’s concubine.

After the ruined dinner, you went to the garden to sort your mind out. You had a lot to think about, considering you were here to negotiate trade and alliances and such. Ergi found you there, and you looked radiant underneath the moon’s glow. With confidence, he sat next to you on the bench. He tried not to scare you, but because of your intense training you were able to sense that he was there anyway. You both started a conversation that eventually led to him asking if he had any chance of winning over your heart. You gave it some thought over the next few days, but before you could give your answer you had to depart for your own empire. The Duke accompanied you to the dock, and asked if you had an answer. You said that he would know once you did, and so he kissed the back of your hand before your departure.

Once you returned to your own kingdom, you immediately met with your advisors to ask if this marriage could bring any sense of prosperity to the empire, or if it would be of your own choice anyway. Your empire was doing exceptionally well, but since it would be a noble of another kingdom that you would be marrying, it could possibly mean that there would be an alliance between the Western Kingdom and the Northern Empire. After all, the Western Kingdom is known for the multitude of gems and wealth. The Northern Empire is known for its military strength. So, you immediately wrote to Ergi. The only word you put on the page, however, was yes.

[sharmeeeng]

Just what kind of brain do you have, you Sovieshit!? Leave them alone, please!!! Navier doesn't deserve you, okay!? You're making me mad! 😤

Heinley x Navier forever!

[bee-a-garbage-shipper]

The Remarried Empress Fics

Hyacinth By: Space_Samurai

When Sovieshu learned about Navier's pregnancy, he saw a chance to rebuild their relationship. Amidst the joy of the country, he sent away the blonde prince his wife was so fond of, as well as the rest of ill intended foreigners who pursued her.

While it seemed that Navier would never show any warmth towards him again -be it for his illegitimate child or his meddling in the banishment of her western prince-, he still hoped for reconciliation.

Then the girl was born with violet eyes.

Heinrey Alles Lazlo x Navier Ellie Trovi

Sovieshu Vict x Rashta Ishka

Sovieshu Vict x Navier Ellie Trovi

sweet cookies and bitter tea By: Space_Samurai 

~Spoilers for Webtoon readers only~

Navier likes to think she’s above pettiness, but there’s something vicious about the pleasure she feels when she meets with Sovieshu after so long -pregnant with her second while he remains childless and married while his former empress rots on the ground.

Heinrey Alles Lazlo x Navier Ellie Trovi

ENCHANTED By: Shirubia_O

I am Veronique Vict. Younger sister of the Eastern Empire's Emperor Sovieshu Vict and one of the most powerful mages of the East.

I don't like politics. Hate complicated things. And disgust troublesome affairs. Oh and I like my sister-in-law over my brother.

So why the hell am I being drugged into my brother's matrimonial affairs when all I came for was New Year's Celebration?

That shitty brother of mine brought back an annoying wench and push aside my wonderful sister-in-law Navier?

Was he dumb? Does he even have a brain?

Well, just divorce him already, sister-in-law! Let's leave to West after ditching that scumbag! It'll be just you, me, your new hot and younger husband and him--

Hold on, why am I including that white wench's so-called womanizer friend in my plan?

I think my brother's shitty taste in chosing lover have somehow infected me. Help.

Heinrey Alles Lazlo x Navier Ellie Trovi

Ergi Claude x Original Female Character

Sovieshu Vict x Rashta Ishka

Help Each Other Belong to Themselves By: Lady_of_War_and_Heartache

Navier focuses on her ladies-in-waiting, her lone allies in all of this pandemonium, the only ones who knew of her plans previously, and the ones who had stuck by her side and helped her most in these past few months.

“He is the one I wish to remarry,” Navier confirmed with a smile.

As the court was thrown into chaos for a third and final time, Navier couldn’t help but bite back a laugh as she heard Rashta’s delighted cheers ring out over the din of the crowd.

Or: Navier, not Sovieshu, is the one who finds Rashta, and it changes everything and nothing all at once.

Featuring: An overabundance of female friendship, political intrigue, and severing of toxic relationships. And also Himbo!Heinrey. As a treat.

Heinrey Alles Lazlo x Navier Ellie Trovi

Artina the Chief Deputy of the Eastern Empire x Rashta Ishka 

dreams of gold and feathers By: Space_Samurai

After Emperor Heinley invades the East, he weds former empress Navier to solidify his claim.

Or: What if Heinley and Navier never met and he just invaded as originally planned?

Heinrey Alles Lazlo x Navier Ellie Trovi

Everything He Did By: Imatopia

The elevator doors open and I find out sooner than I thought. Just at the doorway, there was Sovieshu and a woman inches away from each others face and it seemed me and Nian had interrupted. I had gotten the answer to Nian’s question.

What kind of man takes another woman into their apartment when they’re already in a relationship?

A cheating one.

Heinrey Alles Lazlo x Navier Ellie Trovi

Sovieshu Vict x Rashta Ishka

Sovieshu Vict x Navier Ellie Trovi

Moonlight By: Lilith_666

Eastern Empire was not only blessed by a Crown Prince Sovieshu but also a princess. She was adored by the emperor and empress. Her big brother spoiled her. The emperor even gave her her own palace when she's older. She is as radiant as the moon, therefore she's named Selene. People like her immediately when they meet her. Growing up, she and her brother are inseparable. When Navier came into the picture, she welcomed her with open arms and get along quickly. When her brother inherited the throne, she also inherited the authority of the imperial court. She was on her brother's side in expressing their disagreement with their father having concubines. What's happen when her brother becomes more like their father?

Heinrey Alles Lazlo x Navier Ellie Trovi

Ergi Claude x Original Female Character

Lord McKenna x Original Female Character

Sovieshu Vict x Rashta Ishka

Sovieshu Vict x Navier Ellie Trovi

Warmth and gold By: tarofire 

Navier learning to be loved and comfortable with Heinrey. It is an uphill battle.

Heinrey Alles Lazlo x Navier Ellie Trovi

Ergi Claude x Lord McKenna

The Duke and the Shithead Emperor By: only_sporks

“Ah,” Navier knows what’s going on. “Are you perhaps feeling jealous of me?”

The Grand Duke turned slowly towards Empress Navier, his face still flushed a deep red.

“Grand Duke?”

“Your Majesty, kindly pretend you didn’t hear that,” He was covering his blushing face with his hand, clearly embarrassed. “It seems the love potion was more potent than i thought. And… I seem to have fallen in love…” He looked away, towards the door through which the Emperor had left. “… with your husband.”

Oh dear, thought Navier. This was an absolutely spectacular turn of events.

Or: Grand Duke Kaufman accidentally falls in love with Soveishit after drinking his own love potion, Navier is the wingwoman of the century, and Rashta realizes that she doesn’t have to manipulate people to stay alive.

Heinrey Alles Lazlo x Navier Ellie Trovi

Grand Duke Kaufman x Sovieshu Vict

Sovieshu Vict x Rashta Ishka

Diverging the Path By: Dotchi13

Upon hearing that Sovieshu is planning on divorcing her, Navier leaves to the Magical Academy as she had promised to Everly.

And there, she finds Kaufman, who is still looking to get rid of the love potion's hold that will not go away no matter how many antidotes he takes.

And she finds herself being impulsive and selfish for the first time in her life.

Grand Duke Kaufman x Navier Ellie Trovi

[195seojoon]

I am thinking to make myself a Fanfic of The Remarried empress cuz I got motivation 😃

And it will be GL And BL 😉

Here some info I have shared.

The ship will be:

💠 Empress Navier × Rashta

💠 Emperor Sovieshu × Crown Prince Heinrey

Short Prologue :

Male reader-(M/n) getting transmigrated/Isekaied into One of Person's Body which is Sovieshu or Heinrey/Heinley.

(M/n) was living alone in the house with Normal life like everyone is but he is also Weeb, reads manga and webtoons (He simps 2D mens but has Highest standards in Reality). His Co-workers were his toxic friends cuz they knew (M/n) is Gay/Bi. His one Trustfully friend that he met from Instagram, got recommended to read 'The Remarried Empress' from Webtoon app.

He started reading first webtoon until chapter 120 ( yes he used Korean translation app) He got angry on them (idk but few characters? Depends). He went to read Novel version and then went to Theories, Reasons about them and more, even reads Fanfic where it has Multishipping with TRE. He finally came to liking Emperor Sovieshu cuz he deserves happiness but needs more education to become perfect emperor like Navier. (M/n) has started to fall in love with both Emperor Sovieshu and King Heinrey cuz why not? He love/hate them 😃.

When (M/n) came to know that there is Fanfic about Navier×Rashta, he started to create Scenario in his mind about ship between Sovieshu×Heinrey with plenty of AUs. He wished to be one of them ( any one: Sovieshu Or Heinrey) so he can love him ( sovieshu/Heinrey ).

As (M/n) was walking down to go Grocery shopping, crossing road while thinking that made him distracted, didn't noticed that Truck-Kun about to hit him. He ded 😃💀☠️⚰.

After (M/n) ded 😃💀☠️⚰, he saw empty space with white body on him. He looked around and sees nothing, it will sounds like Trapped into Dark and nothingness. He tried to call someone, Little Light appeared and Flashed whole world around him and still Sees emptiness with white background but what he saw is two Orbs. One orb has Black with grey color and other orb has Yellow with Purple color. Then System binged his face, telling him to choose one of the orb leads to new life. [ (M/n) thought: I may read too much Manga and webtoon about getting isekaied, I need to choose one wisely but it has no info about it, only Orbs... Nvm, I will choose it one ] (M/n) proceeds to choose one orb randomly. ..

HAHAHA CLIFFHANGER CUZ THIS IS PROLOGUE

But it will take long time cuz I am student 😓. Don't worry, I will try to make this kind of Story will be released into Fanfic as I announce it ☺.

[leseigneurdufeu]

Please give an opinion on The Remarried Empress, especially S2

I liked S1 but S2 kinda left a sour taste in my mouth and I'd like to hear a hot take about it

General opinion:

In their world, having a concubine is totally legal so I'm not going to go after Rashta as a homewrecker, only as a scheming hypocrite.

That being said: I love Sovieshu x Navier's relationship, but I do have qualms about the fact that he becomes immediately jealous and suspicious when she spends time with other men. On the other hand, while she was being professionnal, said men (Kaufmann and Heinley) both were meeting with her with ulterior motives (the romantic kind).

While we're on the characters, let's explore:

- Our Male Lead, Heinrey: I hate him. It might just be due to personnal taste but I don't get why "puppy labrador man" is considered more attractive than "tall dark and handsome" Sovieshy. But that's just on the attractive side. Nothing to warrant hatred. So let's get to his personnality. He 1) approached Navier with the intention to destroy her and only came back on his idea when he fell in love with her, 2) used his bird form to see and touch her in ways that he shouldn't and deceived her (if we use Kenna as an example, same situations but he managed to avoid all that), 3) apparently has something to do with the magic disappearing, which is part of some grand scheme to completely destroy Navier's country, but he spares Navier and her little protegee to avoid hurting Navier's feelings. His behaviour is creepy and stalkish and him trying to destroy everything and everyone oh wait no, let's make an exception for the woman he's obsessed with, is a behavioral red flag for fictional characters as far as I'm concerned.

- Sovieshu: like said before, he might be a bit jealous and not really trust Navier. On the other hand, the situation proved him right since not only did both men who meet her fall in love with her and asked her to follow them to their country but she even accepted one of them. Yeah sure he shouldn't have put her in a difficult position by bringing in a side girl and try to make her empress. But again, in the world where they live it's perfectly normal, not a complete betrayal. The only mistake he made, in my eyes, was to try to make Rashta empress instead of Navier when Rashta is so blatantly uncapable of everything. And not making Navier aware of his double-swap plan.

- Navier: I like her and she makes an efficient empress but my brain just starts lagging then bugging when i think about how she went for Heinrey instead of having a discussion with Sovieshu to manage a common plan that would benefit both (like for example having her simulate a pregnancy, then pass Rashta's kid as her own and pretend Rashta's died at birth, idk, i've got tons of stupid ideas that would work better than Sovieshu's double-swap plan).

- Kaufmann: what the heck??? It might be because the webtoon is an adaptation and maybe his role is more important in the source material idk but he seems so irrelevant to the plot except for the time he tried to make Navier give a rape drug to her husband when she never even asked him to meddle with their love life in the first place (and even if she did it would still be wrong to suggest rape drug but you get what i mean).

- Krista: people who smear her don't realize that Krista-Navier is exactly Navier-Rashta except we see everything from Navier's pov. And I like her for that. She is not overly antagonistic. She just stands her ground and refuses to be more friendly to Navier than she wants to. To Navier = to That Girl the emperor brought in who is absolutely not qualified at the moment to be empress and who is trying to one-up you despite you having been here longer and being the former empress and also trying to sway the court to her side and make you the bad guy. Krista seeing Navier arrive is the same as Navier seeing Rashta arrive and I wish people just realized that.

Anyway now that we're done with that let's dig into the plot.

Navier and Sovieshu are basically soulmates. They've known each other since their childhood, she's the perfect empress for the empire and the perfect wife for him and he's the perfect husband for her. They're so in tune with each other and so close and all! Great couple!

He... finds an escaped slave during a hunting trip, ok. Brings her to the palace? Weird reaction but ok we need a plot. Makes her his concubine? I mean, again, in their world, it's not such a weird/bad reaction. Then she becomes pregnant from him. (he mentionned that despite a long married life, Navier had never become pregnant so i looked it up and apparently they have been married only 3 years before he brings Rashta home? like wtf dude? but anyway he later explains why he has good reasons to believe Navier is sterile other than not having children with him yet so the excuse is stupid but the reasonning is comprehensible.

That Navier refuses to adopt Rashta's child and taht Rashta refuses to give up her child, it's completely normal. That Sovieshu plans to divorce Navier, make Rashta his empress, then divorce her after the birth and take Navier back, it's stupid. Making the whole plan without even putting Navier in the secret is just plain stupid. She's smart and bright and efficient and (ok maybe lowkey a mary sue but we need some in our reads) she loves him and if she had known she could have told him why it was a stupid plan, draft a better one, make everyone happy.

Anyway so far that's my ideas about the series.

About season 2 particularly:

Navier goes to the new empire. Whole Krista situation in which i wholeheartedly support Krista. Heinrey suffers no consequences at all for repeatedly stalking Navier, pushing her boundaries, intruding upon her, etc, both in bird and human form, nor does he suffer any consequences for lying to her, deceiving her, touching/seeing her in inappropriate ways without her consent, or even making everyone around her and in her empire suffer from his initial plan of destroying them all which he only amended to exclude her from the destruction. As far as I'm concerned, Heinrey is the vilain of this story, but from what I know (which i hope I'm wrong) he's supposed to be the good guy but ok.

Loving Rashta spiraling down in paranoia because of Ergi. I still don't know what his deal is but I love what I see. I know I said I wouldn't judge her for being a homewrecker when she's not by their world's standards, but 1) she still is a hypocritical piece of shit and 2) I still unconsciously consider her kind of a home wrecker because the standards in my world are not the same as the ones in her world.

Anyway I'm pretty sure nobles sent gifts to her for her wedding (unless they all refused to because she's always prioritizing the smallfolks, but while it's possible I find it inplausible that all of them would do that) (also, Ergi's gift was half under a sofa so it's probable it just fell from a pile and then the other gifts were removed: either he got them out of the room to make her spiral down even more or Sovieshu took them and will tell her only later that for reason X or Y he didn't want them to stay in her room?). But seeing her accuse Navier of putting people against her when all she did was worry about people talking in her back when she was there? I love a good quid pro quo.

Seeing Rashta wearing the same dress and hairdo as Navier did, in the second-to-last episode of season 2, really shows how she's become desperate. She wants to find the secret ingredient that made Navier being loved by everyone, but she can't find it, because 1) this ingredient is partly the author's favor, 2) she has very bad advice from Ergi and 3) Navier had her whole life to learn how to navigate politics and Rashta just arrived.

The Lotteshu subplot of Rashta's previous child? I like it but I don't know where it will go. I saw a comment somewhere about how Sovieshu might be the one sterile and Rashta's child might not be his, I don't know what to think of this.

I also love Navier's brother, can't remember his name. He's... a lot, but in a good way? I guess? And I like her new lady-in-waiting who's got a spear in her back all the time. So anyway here was my whole thing.

TL;DR of the hot takes:

Heinrey is the bad guy of the story.

Rashta is actually not so bad as the fandom paints her (although she still is bad)

Ergi is entertainingly despicable.

Kaufmann is also questionable.

Sovieshu is the closest thing from a good guy we have among the male leads.