I'm assuming the destruction happened after Melina took reign. She is the only living royal because she, you know, murdered everyone else. Ambitious royal makes more sense.I was wondering about that myself. How about if I change it to "ambitious royals"
This would also mean that in the end, Melina killed the one she was to marry. I'm sure she and Silas had an interesting conversation before she killed them all. That would be a killer flashback scene. By that point, SIlas would presumably have reached better heights than to still harbor feelings for Melina. I imagine he would see her for who she really is by that point.