A kingdom is like it's flag. The ruler may be the symbol, but that is not a flag. The people may be the thread that binds it together, but that is not a flag. The pole may be the warriors that support it, but that too, is not a flag. A flag is all of these things coming together to represent the country and what it stands for. Through time until the symbol has faded, the cloth is threadbare, and the pole has splintered.
Breaking up with Misano should have been the FIRST thing he did after deciding to look for Ronia. He just doesn't get it does he? She saved the world, had dozens of suitors and endured the abuse of her family and peers. And all she wanted/needed was him. Just him. Yet at the first sign of turbulence he abandoned her in front of everybody! He needs at least 10 more lectures before I'm satisfied.
Beautifully sidestepped being turned into a breeding horse for the villages. We don't need a political harem on top of a romantic one.