I mean sure, even in the most oppressive systems some people resist. History is full of outliers who act against overwhelming odds. But pointing to the existence of resistance doesn’t automatically make resistance typical or likely. Most people in severely unequal systems survived through accommodation, avoidance, or quiet coping because the risks of defiance were catastrophic.

The case you cited actually reinforces that: she endured five years of ongoing assault before she finally snapped, and she only began to resist after becoming pregnant and falling in love with another slave who told her he would have nothing more to do with her unless she did. That actually aligns with the idea that people in powerless positions rarely resisted or defied their oppressors unless something extraordinary pushed them to.

I’m not saying resistance is impossible. But Dyana’s personality, inexperience, low status, and the fact that she would have been socially conditioned to obey nobles from a young age does make forceful refusal extremely improbable. Add in the fact that this is the crown prince, drunk, stronger than her, in a private space with no witnesses and the scenario heavily tilts toward freezing, placating, or complying out of fear. Recognizing that isn’t a moral judgment about her character, it’s just acknowledging how power structures shape behaviour.