Guys, y'all don't understand. They're not fighting bcz of sugarrhksk. They're gonna fight over the RIGHT to sugar. Even in our world, sugar was monopolized by the rich. If the value of sugar falls, the whole economy (of the entire empire/kingdom) will change and subsequently, the luxurious lives of the southern nobility will change too. Sugar is one of their MAIN exports, they're gonna take a huge hit if the north can also produce sugar. It's very well depicted here actually, it's not JUST SUGAR, it's the whole political landscape being shown to us.
She was ignorant and didn't shoulder any responsibility of her station, considering everything Annette is actually guilty(LITERAL ANTOINETTE SITUATION) but living in a world where your existence itself is hated and denied is torturous. I can't sympathize with her, but she should get a chance to live her own life for once. So, I hope these two never meet each other again. I don't really care abt the ml, his story is too complex to talk abt rn. But for Annette, it would be best if she could live quietly and work through the guilt and grief.
This fuckerr HE'S A CRIMINAL BITCH