[quote=IncredibleBee]
If he learns I've hired mercenaries, he has permission to wreck our shit. If the spies don't come back, he has permission to wreck our shit.[/quote]

I was under the assumption that the king knew. A rather well known group of mercenaries moving through the country tends to attract attention.

That aside, the currently portrayed king is rather unwilling to really move against his sister, the man has a conscience and that aside, he has his reputation to consider. He is on shaky ground, if he orders the army into action against the recently deposed previous sovereign he is making a gamble with freshly attained loyalties. Not only that, but neighbouring countries will watch the destabilized kingdom with the eyes of a hawk. Right now, unless the queen makes far too large ripples, the king is busy otherwise. All of this is assumed however and will require Partisan to clarify.