What is Kralahome?

The Kralahome is the Siamese version of a Prime Minister the King's most trusted advisor. The Kralahome greets Anna's ship and escorts her and her son to the palace. Anna quickly learns the station of women in Siamese society because he rides in a slave-carried chair while she walks behind. The Kralahome's severe demeanor and looks frighten young Louis, but Anna refuses to be bullied by him, even when he demands that she stop encouraging the King to become something he is not a cosmopolitan and egalitarian leader. When the king falls ill, Kralahome blames Anna for destroying him,