One whole good sized nation vs an Intellgent Kaiju: Who is the most troublesome enemy

[Johnny1A.2]

Originally Posted by RyanW

There's also the possibility of honest negotiation. Perhaps, after cooling off a bit after the initial insult, she will listen to reason. That it was she who had lied to the bard and caused the whole problem.

And now I've got two images competing for my headspace:

1) Wife: "Sweetie, I hope you can still love me, but I'm really a dragon."
Husband: <tries to punch wife, but is held back by security>
Audience: "Jerry, Jerry, Jerry."

2) A dragon and a bard in marriage counseling.

Which seriously touches on an issue the OP didn't mention but which does affect the queen vs. dragon/superbeing question: how does the Bard regard his ex? Does he hate her? Terrified of her? Hates dragons generally? Doesn't believe in inter-species marriage/sex? Just can't stand being tied down? Thought he was using her and found out otherwise? Thought being prince consort sounded like a good gig, and got bored? Is he still attracted to her, conflicted? Does he know something nasty about her (aside from her species, if she's not human)? Or was he fleeing something else about the situation?

That's going to matter both to how the bard approaches his problem, and how other people interact with the situation.

That'll also affect how other people react to his problem, too.

For one ex among many, there are likely to be people who will regard "spouse lied about being human" as a more valid reason to leave a spouse than "tired of being prince consort". They might be more likely to hide/help to escape/defend the bard for the former than the latter.

What does she want, exactly? Is she zonked off in an exasperated spouse way and wants her husband back home? Is she zonked off in a royal way because he's messed up the political and social balances of the state? Does she need him to be the father of her offspring for some specific reason? Does she intend to kill him? Torture him? Imprison him?

That too matters to the question, because it'll apply differently to a nation or a dragon/superbeing.