"Good. Let's hope Nikolai is more receptive than his father in regards to advice given, or he may find himself dead as well. They will have to realize sooner rather than later that Alina doesn't age--and when she starts having fertility issues--" because he'd make sure that tonic was slipped into her daily tea "it will cause a strain on the marriage." And then she'd see that weak mortal rulers were not the way of the future for Ravka.