I think so too. I did not finish the novel because the arc where they were inner battle with the crown are too boring and the story begin to feel redundant at some point but yeah. She is somehow related to the pope...
Not sure if she is
Spoiler!
His daughter or granddaughter, given the pope age was older than his looks.
Fave chapters:
Daughter of the Spirit King (ch98)
Daughter of the Spirit King (ch98)