[ChicletPrime]

yeah, my strongest impression on the one little chapter was that the Council of Elders (or whatever they were actually called) was trying really hard to keep the Queen penned in and ineffective while they made all the decisions and ran the show. And Xavier told her to not play into that and remember that she was the one in charge, but i have a feeling she didn't take that to heart and ended up as a figurehead.. until they convinced her to go throw herself into the Maw at the end.