Ashlynn's plan to provoke the Lothians into exposing themselves made sense to everyone attending the meeting. Those who knew Ashlynn the best recognized the assault on the Summer Villa as an opportunity to strike back at Owain directly for what he had done.
The presence of an imposter masquerading as her for months on end must have worn away at Ashlynn like a sharp stone in her boot, and while removing it wouldn't resolve the suffering in her heart that Owain had placed there, it would at least function as a balm on her wounded soul.
