[... This is all her fault. And it's clear in her tone she has a lot of guilt over her people.]

They have given up on being anything other than what they are. My land has been cursed for a long while, and I am ashamed to say that no matter what I have done in order to improve their lives they have always returned to one filled with crime and a fear of the monsters who have more or less taken over the town. The royal guards whom have long sworn to protect have fallen into disarray as well.