...is she actually at risk of going mad, like this?

She shouldn't be.  She'll think like this for a few days and get used to it and her thoughts will shake out.

She's been to Hell and back.

She can handle this much adversity.

Abrogail takes up parchment, and pens a letter to the Most High; Abrogail requests permission to arrange to have guards that Carissa might suborn, but only if she was planning to take the throne after with the Church's consent.

...is she actually at risk of going mad, like this?

She shouldn't be.  She'll think like this for a few days and get used to it and her thoughts will shake out.

She's been to Hell and back.

She can handle this much adversity.

...is she actually at risk of going mad, like this?

She shouldn't be.  She'll think like this for a few days and get used to it and her thoughts will shake out.

She's been to Hell and back.

She can handle this much adversity.