Well, they do obey her. In the books, they obey her orders.

That's absolutely true but it was that entirely personal loan that let Cassidy be seen as a good Queen and attracted others to join her territory and I don't know that actually demonstrates being a good Queen.

I'm confused. She was still queen of Dena Nehele when the court received the loan. So she didnt' need to attract anyone to her Territory; she was already Queen of the Territory.