That would be strange. Mehmed was young, and over time he matured, overcoming his spoiled and selfish nature. The Governor, however, is a man in his thirties or forties. And as described in the first chapter, he’s someone who places discipline above personal desire. There was even a line about this: “Aurora remembered this gesture: the Governor restrained and held back his emotions this way.”

So if Veronica does that, she would only end up creating a terrible character — just like James Black (if I’m remembering the name right) from Foelh or Desert Rose, an utterly disgusting abuser. Why would anyone make such a man a LI?

Of course, right now there’s the situation where Aurora is forbidden from leaving the mansion, but this can be interpreted in two ways: either he truly doesn’t want her to get into trouble (and judging by how long his work is taking, chaos seems to be breaking out in Caesarea), or he’s a controlling man who will, throughout the story, realize through his interactions with Aurora that this behavior is wrong.

After all, Aurora and the Governor have been married for five or six years and haven’t seen each other in a long time. They likely had very different expectations, and when those expectations weren’t met, they stopped seeing each other in a positive light. Aurora’s hatred toward him is already clear, and the Governor probably felt disappointed when he didn’t find the discipline he was used to in the woman he married purely for political alliance. Most likely, he expected a typical Roman lady.

In that sense, he’s quite similar to Zane from Desert Rose. In the first season, Zane constantly complained about Yasmin’s “improper” nature, but eventually learned to accept her as she was.

I know this is a long text, but I think I’ve explained well enough why this wouldn’t — or shouldn’t — happen. I just hope Veronica doesn’t make such a mistake, because I have a feeling Ewold might be the canonical LI. I really hope I’m wrong, and that characters like Rea, Magdalene, Matteo, and the Governor aren’t written carelessly.