A position like Minister of Everything, whose power could be considered either high or low, was suddenly established shortly before the Queen's death. Clearly, it was meant to stabilize the regime.
Put simply, it was to prevent the New King from becoming too willful. That was why the exceptionally talented Iver had been chosen to restrain and assist her.
According to the political theories Andre had learned from Stibnite, Isabel, as the New King, would certainly try to seize authority from Iver, who represented Queen Sophia's trusted aides.
Even if Iver was actually helping her, she still had to suppress him. Otherwise, her authority would obviously be lower than Iver's, who had won the approval of both Queens.
And as a monarch, that was unacceptable.
At the very beginning of her reign, she had gained a powerful minister she could not control—especially when that minister was still so young.
That was an extremely dangerous sign. If things slipped out of control, Iver's influence could snowball, eventually becoming powerful enough to seize the entire regime.
In the end, she might even be dragged down with it.
Yet Queen Isabel had not kept her distance from Iver, much less suppressed him.
Quite the opposite.
She had displayed unprecedented intimacy toward him, featuring only Iver in the official portrait.
—That attitude certainly had some political significance! A painting commemorating the New King's accession usually depicted her together with her entire circle of trusted aides.
Queen Sophia had been even younger than Isabel when she ascended the throne, but her portrait included six people—including Meg, who would later become the Grand Arbitrator, as well as the Grand Guardian at the time. That team later became Queen Sophia's capable assistants in implementing various reforms.
But if there was only one person... then her attitude was