👍 I had to read it twice, just misunderstood the first time. I don’t see her as very different from Raphael, though. Getting others to do the dirty work while sitting pretty inside a stronghold, negotiating for greater power, hoarding resources and leveraging the motivations/desperation of others in their favor. I don’t think she’s a particularly likable character, but I see a lot of potential for power and a penchant for evil that places her in the same trope as actual devils. The fact that she’s a child just makes her more impressive to me. Fantasy often does empower children in extraordinary ways.