i was also thinking about this like after re reading this i was thinking, if galahand's out of the question then tia can be the matriarch but she has the prince so second thought she can be the empress but then i remember shannet, she might be the perfect candidate but tia might refuse and fight her way if she should be the empress or a matriarch cuz her goal was to become a matriarch in the first place so idk but i can see shannet being the matriarch so all goods
Yh I had that thought to because that was the goal and the reason Granddad doesn’t want her to get too close in a marital contract with the prince is because he sees her as his perfect heir and I’m sure after seeing his son fail so epically he’s gonna want to hold out till she’s older, which in a sense she can be both with a bit of angst, if shannet shows how competent she can be, then the grandad can give her more control while they both train tia with the ide of her taking over, so when she’s 18 she can fully take over with her aunt supporting her if the grandad dies, so essentially she’s doing it full time while she starts the whole throne was romance nonsense with the prince, then he can make a romantic gesture saying she won’t lose her family’s power if they marry, and that the Lombardi keep their neutrality because she has her own companies and power she doesn’t need the family name to be empress, and she can remember that the reason she wanted to be matriarch was to save her family’s name and reputation. Once she realises she’s done that and that she can do more for the rest of the kingdom as well as her family as the empress… badabing badaboom! We got the best of both! At least that’s how I hope it goes down, where one of her cousins who worked beside her loyally while she was matriarch takes over with shannets over seeing or shannet takes over since she won’t be that old, and then it’ll be Tia and the princes second child that becomes the future Lombardi heir while the other becomes the crowned prince that way they won’t have to worry about their children fighting for power because both spaces hold as much power as the other and can’t do much without the other… heck their third child could inherit the businesses she created and a forth takes over the information guild and becomes an assassin! ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ not me running to write a fanfic about their future children!
omg YES HAHAHA i love this sm
Because really if it wasn’t for her ex she would’ve been the perfect candidate to take over after the granddad! So she should just do so now and let the old man retire with dignity dammit! And that way, she can train her boys to take over after her, and that allows our Tia to become the boss ass Empress we know she’s gonna be, with the backing of a two strong Lombardi parts! And her own business and information empire!! A fucking force to be recond with !!