She lacks the nominal and inherent authority that symbolizes the highest power of the state.
In the noble council, none of those seated are anything but old, top-tier aristocrats with deep roots and long legacies.
They are intricately connected and each has their own agenda. Even if, on the surface, they might abide by the results of this council, would these great nobles, accustomed to operating behind the scenes, truly obey a princess's orders for long?
Elizabeth is deeply skeptical about this.
Handing over the noble council to Diana might merely be the first move for these great nobles to completely strip the council's power from the king.
Once the noble council legitimately becomes independent of royal power and forms its own hierarchized power center, what effective constraint could a princess without the king's title possibly impose on them?
As for the royal princes supporting her, most are powerful High Sequence Transcendents, accustomed to transcending worldly affairs.
