Crown Prince Lukas brought Rue to sit next to him at the family dinner, ostensibly so that they could celebrate her good luck at advancing. But also so that he could taunt the Queen a little with her presence.
The Crown Prince wasn't any bigger fan of her than Princess Rue was, though for different reasons.
He wasn't her child, either. But that was due to an indiscretion on the King's part when he was still the Crown Prince. His mother didn't have the status to be Queen, so to make the King's firstborn a legitimate child, she was made a Consort, and given a lovely palace in the countryside.
The Queen had been a political match with the Royal Family of Unzatharb, the daughter of the Royal Seer.
She checked all the boxes for a good Queen. Strong, intelligent, well-educated, and she had rare class abilities to optimize her children, so they were all above average even for Royals.
