[Crowned pigs!! That's what they are! And her frustration is beginning to show. Snakes on the throne are essentially what she's imagining right now. Still though, she shakes her head.]

It matters not if their father was a good leader. One would hope that nobility truly is a hereditary trait but it is something that must be cultivated through temperament and upbringing.

.... but I see your point. If their reputations are so impeccable, it's another hurdle.

[But only a hurdle - she's not yet willing to succumb to the belief that there's no other way to save the people yet.]

I apologize... I'm probably overstepping my bounds in trying to offer counsel but - no people deserve to be left in the ruins of sickness and fear.