She's a mild annoyance only and she gets a bad end, but not before she manages to half kill the MC. I swear, the leads in this novel are almost always one foot into the grave, I kinda got sick of seeing their near death situations over and over. The plot is so convoluted too, sigh... Let's not forget the plot craters. But nevermind, at least the villains are only there to annoy, so you can be sure the leads will prevail. Unless the author changes her mind again and goes for a tragic end brought on by someone's stupidity and an easily resolved misunderstanding. /bitter and jaded