Ailee Sundish demands a certain internal intellectual rigor. She's better than everyone/everything else because she is smarter - and more determined, more powerful, and significantly prettier. Her arrogance stands upon solid foundations and there is nothing better than destroying those whose arrogance is built upon nothing.

The problem with reasoning yourself into pride is when that logic is undermined your whole sense of self can come crashing down.

Now in the shadow of the dragon she is no longer a genius, no longer an archmage, no longer a diligent and beautiful young woman. She's just meat with airs. She feels the crushing weight of King Dragon's presence on her soul, driving her ears back, her neck down, her hands meekly behind her back. This is the price of being magnificent. This is the price of taking the ideology of power. It means having no defense before your god. 

She is very scared.

[Damaging [b]Pride[/b]. Next roll is made with hope]