Opal ferrum has spent her entire life being told she is a "living treasure." She uses her beauty and her rank as a weapon, expecting every man to fall to one knee. Jaxen is the first man who doesn't even blink infront of her. To him, she isn't a Princess, she's a security risk. He treats her like a disobedient recruit. The more she tries to pull rank, the more he treats her like a child who needs a firm hand, which absolutely infuriates her and secretly excites her.