The external conflicts that shows the message is when Kelsea has an argument with Pen in the beginning of the story. Kelsea is showing her prestige in
the beginning. She does not want pen to build her a tent. The writer can describe her wise characteristics by seeing how humble she is when she faces a difficult
situation and decide what is the best choice that she can make. This conflict reveals the message when Kelsea wisely lets Pen help her.
Her decision on letting Pen help her is also the wise choice that she has made. She realizes that if she keeps stubborn with her decisions for not letting Pen help her,
she will stuck on making the tent by herself for a long time. If she has already let Pen help her to build the tent, she will not get in trouble. The tent will be built
easily and they can take a rest more longer. By this statement, the writer concludes that if
Kelsea’s being humble in any stiuation, it is much easier for her to solve her problem. Kelsea realizes that if
she is still stubborn, she will lose the respect from other people around her.
2. Be Brave to Take a Risk
Brave characteristic that Kelsea has helps her many times in any situation that she has faced. The next
message is shown through Kelsea’s decision. This decision is about ending the Mort Treaty by stopping the shipment of slave and
burning the cages for the shipment. Kelsea faces a difficult situation when she arrived at Tearling.
She also faces Arlen Thorne, the Census Leader. They both have different argument on deciding which way is better for Tearling. Kelsea decides to
end the shipment by burning the cages and freeing the people from slavery. The decision that Kelsea takes affects her people. It is also showing the humanity side
of Kelsea. Her people might be endangered because the Mort will be angry because of her decision and they will invade Tearling once again. Kelsea thinks it
will be wise for stopping the Treaty and face the Mort invasion once again than keeping her people suffering from the slavery. She also shows the justice by
helping the poor to get their life back. Kelsea is being brave to take the risk. She knows the Mort invasion can
be an end for her people too, but she decides to fight back. She does not lose her hope for winning and giving her people a proper life that they demand. What
Kelsea does affects her reputation. She is praised as a saviour. The people of Tearling adore and love her for her courages to take the risk of Mort Invasion. She
is successful to be the True Queen of Tearling for what she has done.
3. Fight for Human Rights
Kelsea’s brave characteristic contributes many times in Kelsea’s problem solving. She shows this characteristics when she has a conflict with Lady
Andrews. They debate about the Treaty when Kelsea hold a hearing in Keep’s
Hall. Many nobles are attending the hearing and watching Kelsea’s debate. Kelsea
argues for her people while Lady Andrews insists to recover the Mort Treaty. Kelsea wants to stop sending the slave for Mortmesne which is the main
course of the treaty. She does not want to see more people suffer from the Treaty. On the contrary, Lady Andrews are helpless defending her land on the countryside
