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The thing is, for Darem, his family and his people, this might be a high stakes situation.
It’s a change in leadership model, with a young new monarch. It should have more weight — especially as we and Jay-Den learn that they have some advanced Ionian-level portal technology. So, they seem the legacy of an advanced species with a highly structured society.
But the feel of the event was more like a resort destination wedding than a constitutional event.
The Khionians clearly a society hiding behind masks, and Darem excels at that.
BUT in the end, Darem’s long time betrothed expresses betrayal that Darem had been wearing a kind of mask with her, never showing his true self.
So, she sees only the ultimatum of an abdication an annulment as a solution.
Being creative and allowing Darem to continue with Starfleet so he could grow and become more comfortable and confident in his own identity, was beyond her ability to imagine.