@moonshadow
She may have used the hourglass to save her, but she also made her drink tea she was almost certain was poisoned... Her relationship with Annie still has a lot of give and take, and it's not about to change.
Sarah and Jessie are the only genuinely good people around her.
@Kaarme
Not all monarchies are absolute. It's not necessarily a problem, especially if you're not the king.
(Of course, here it's a problem because the noble faction, as often in such stories, are the bad guys. I do wonder why we so often get Royals = good and Nobles = bad instead of literally...
@LeRyzz
I'm up to date on the official translated LN. Part 3 vol 3.
But I'm just making the point that architectural differences aren't that surprising. What we've seen looks like medieval Europe, but it isn't it. Nobles fly and cast spells - they probably never developed the kind of...