Damn. That was my next guess. [ It sounds like a joke, and frankly, this conversation could use some comic relief. But it's true: Yelena had wondered if he was alluding to some hidden motive of Rathakku's before she convinced herself that the answer had to be painfully obvious, as the king seemed to think.
Perhaps his impatience stemmed from her failure to consider the enemy's motive from the beginning. She could kick herself for that too. Widows are brought in to start or end wars; they don't usually deal with the messiness in between. The king may have had a point when he questioned her knowledge of war after all. ]
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Perhaps his impatience stemmed from her failure to consider the enemy's motive from the beginning. She could kick herself for that too. Widows are brought in to start or end wars; they don't usually deal with the messiness in between. The king may have had a point when he questioned her knowledge of war after all. ]
Is it something magic?