[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Dharma

Yep. But note how his behavior echoes Myne's. I am getting the same vibe here as with Naofumi framing: things does not making sense to me. Which imply that I don't know something important about situation. Or just bad plot. Not really sure about this case yet - there is some promise but also some disappointments.

Spoiler for Speculations for explanation, somewhat high probability to be spoilers:

The thing is, both Myne and Idol behave like king, queen and secret service will not matter. They have public appearances to keep but that is all. So maybe they are planning some coup? Probably to make Myne queen? Puppet queen? Who are they then? Church? Nobles? Someone else? Or each side thinks he/she is the real mastermind?

At this point the best way for this to make sense is what you said. I'd the church is the most likely culprit, what with Idol making a point to show his cross. They're also the only one with enough influence over the masses, including the nobles and the soldiers, to carry that out. The true mastermind is probably Myne though, she's just using them to get what she wants. And they in turn probably think they're using her.