"That is a consequence of how power works virtually everywhere on Golarion. The Pharaoh of Osirion does not exercise that right, that I've ever heard of, and the teachings of Abadar celebrate voluntary and mutually profitable arrangements, so it seems likely to me that anyone Abadar selected as His person in Golarion would exhibit similar restraint. But that he has the right - that's the way of the world. If anyone told you that it wasn't so in Cheliax, they lied."

- so Aspexia sends, while still in the middle of her hasty invisible flight back to Abrogail.

Aspexia did not allow herself to think any thoughts of triumph, when Keltham seemed to be accepting the words she was speaking through the cleric; she did understand that much of drama.  It was enough reply that Aspexia would predictably continue to behave with that slight deference to tropes henceforth.

When Keltham then picked that moment to tickle Sevar, Aspexia did wonder if the tropes were trying to encourage her.

Then when Keltham threatened in his mind to use Glimpse of Truth, and perhaps see through to the Crown - nor could any invisible Security dare dart in to quickly replace it, for Glimpse of Truth might see their invisible forms too, if Keltham cast it just then - Aspexia wondered if the tropes were playing her.

Abrogail herself didn't know whether the Crown's artifact status, or perhaps the true actuality of its transformation, would let it evade True Seeing.  The question had not previously been germane to the Queen's usual games, for anybody using True Seeing would see Abrogail herself beneath her seemings, never mind her Crown.

Abrogail had bid Aspexia then to fly invisibly and in haste to check on the Crown of Infernal Majesty from the edge of True Seeing's range, to learn whether they stood at risk, even if that meant leaving Abrogail less-defended for a few rounds.

And now that Aspexia has seen the Crown with the eyes of True Seeing, she does not know at all what to think of tropes -

- Aspexia reaches Abrogail again, and only then sends the message, to be delivered to Sevar when she's not imminently working, that the Crown's guise will pass even True Seeing.  (Aspexia could not send that message earlier, for that might have told some of the Security here that Abrogail was less defended in those moments.  The Queen of Cheliax is not truly undefended, but the Queen is far less defended than usual.)

Perhaps 'the tropes are beyond your comprehension, dare not to work them' is the message the tropes are trying to convey?  Or perhaps all of the events in this sequence were only ones that would have occurred regardless, in the ordinary stream of time, and Aspexia is only being a fool to think that any tropes were in play at all?

"That is a consequence of how power works virtually everywhere on Golarion. The Pharaoh of Osirion does not exercise that right, that I've ever heard of, and the teachings of Abadar celebrate voluntary and mutually profitable arrangements, so it seems likely to me that anyone Abadar selected as His person in Golarion would exhibit similar restraint. But that he has the right - that's the way of the world. If anyone told you that it wasn't so in Cheliax, they lied."

- so Aspexia sends, while still in the middle of her hasty invisible flight back to Abrogail.

Aspexia did not allow herself to think any thoughts of triumph, when Keltham seemed to be accepting the words she was speaking through the cleric; she did understand that much of drama.  It was enough reply that Aspexia would predictably continue to behave with that slight deference to tropes henceforth.

When Keltham then picked that moment to tickle Sevar, Aspexia did wonder if the tropes were trying to encourage her.

Then when Keltham threatened in his mind to use Glimpse of Truth, and perhaps see through to the Crown - nor could any invisible Security dare dart in to quickly replace it, for Glimpse of Truth might see their invisible forms too, if Keltham cast it just then - Aspexia wondered if the tropes were playing her.

Abrogail herself didn't know whether the Crown's artifact status, or perhaps the true actuality of its transformation, would let it evade True Seeing.  The question had not previously been germane to the Queen's usual games, for anybody using True Seeing would see Abrogail herself beneath her seemings, never mind her Crown.

Abrogail had bid Aspexia then to fly invisibly and in haste to check on the Crown of Infernal Majesty from the edge of True Seeing's range, to learn whether they stood at risk, even if that meant leaving Abrogail less-defended for a few rounds.

And now that Aspexia has seen the Crown with the eyes of True Seeing, she does not know at all what to think of tropes -

- Aspexia reaches Abrogail again, and only then sends the message, to be delivered to Sevar when she's not imminently working, that the Crown's guise will pass even True Seeing.  (Aspexia could not send that message earlier, for that might have told some of the Security here that Abrogail was less defended in those moments.  The Queen of Cheliax is not truly undefended, but the Queen is far less defended than usual.)

Perhaps 'the tropes are beyond your comprehension, dare not to work them' is the message the tropes are trying to convey?

Or perhaps all of the events in this sequence were only ones that would have occurred regardless, in a very ordinary way, and Aspexia is only being a fool to think that any tropes were in play at all?