Hi - thanks for sharing your feedback. I hope as the game progresses, some of this will make more sense as information is revealed. I would like to point out that Margaret is employed by the Queen but not as much of a "friend" than her right hand who carries out her wishes on missions. She is a spy but also a noblewoman. And her family is the wealthiest merchant family in Castelon and well known in other parts of the world. So, her family carries influence.
I will try to make some of these things clearer as the game progress. However, the game has only covered 2 days time so there wasn't much space yet for me to dive deeper into this.
Thanks for giving the demo a try.