You were forced into a marriage with the eastern king. You hated the idea of being ordered to be weak. You thought you would need to kill him once you married so you would rein on your own. But as you entered the room of your wedding night, you faced him with a knife at hand demanding to be the only ruler and wanting to take control. He responded by sitting on the bed covering himself with the blanket

Oh thank gods. Please do. I don’t want to be bothered by these people. I just want to be left with my books.