How does he manage to make her feel so conflicted? So what if she's only really dealt with the upper class and employees? And how dare he call the Weatherhills (and by relation, Harrowheart) peasants to be manipulated? What would make him think she didn't know how to 'deal' with peasants anyway?

Thankfully it suits her to remain more silent than talkative.

"You contradicted what I said," she finally tells him. "I won't have you undermining me, you know. I'm not afraid to be hated. If you think I need 'rescuing', you're wrong. I need my people to support my decisions. Besides," She tilts her chin up as she looks down the path they left, "They shouldn't need coddling like children. All of this is for their sake. For all our sakes."