...that was strangely satisfying, in the way of finally successfully having somebody fall into your power whom it had previously been unreasonably difficult to torture.  Is it trivial?  Absolutely, but he doesn't know that, he has absolutely no clue, and somehow that makes it work.

Maybe she can find future excuses why Keltham definitely needs even more etiquette lessons.  He'd need them in Taldor.

...that was strangely satisfying, in the way of finally successfully having somebody fall into your power whom it had previously been unreasonably difficult to torture.  Is it trivial?  Absolutely.  But he doesn't know that, he has absolutely no clue, and somehow that makes it work.

Maybe she can find future excuses why Keltham definitely needs even more etiquette lessons.  He'd need them in Taldor.

...that was strangely satisfying, in the way of finally having somebody fall into your power whom it had previously been unreasonably difficult to torture.  Is it trivial?  Absolutely.  But he doesn't know that, he has absolutely no clue, and somehow that makes it work.

Maybe she can find future excuses why Keltham definitely needs even more etiquette lessons.  He'd need them in Taldor.

...that was strangely satisfying, in the way of finally having somebody fall into your power whom it had previously been unreasonably difficult to torture.  Is it trivial?  Absolutely.  But he doesn't know that, he has absolutely no clue, and somehow that makes it work.

Maybe she can find future excuses why Keltham definitely needs even more etiquette lessons.  He'd need them in Taldor.

Maybe she can figure out what Keltham most hates about etiquette and design 'improved' etiquette she does in fact have a country to run.

...that was strangely satisfying, in the way of finally having somebody fall into your power whom it had previously been unreasonably difficult to torture.  Is it trivial?  Absolutely.  But he doesn't know that, he has absolutely no clue, and somehow that makes it work.

Maybe she can find future excuses why Keltham definitely needs even more etiquette lessons.  He'd need them in Taldor.

Maybe she can figure out what Keltham most hates about etiquette and design 'improved' etiquette she does in fact have a country to run, and needs to get back to running it literally now.