When will I stop being confused!

New reader here— I just started Heir of Fire and started with Assassin’s Blade. I know it’s risky business in terms of spoilers posting on this subreddit but I don’t know anything beyond the very beginning of Heir of Fire so no spoilers please!

I am enjoying the series so far, but I don’t understand the hype quite yet. I love the characters, especially Dorian, but I had to drag myself through Assassin’s Blade and Crown of Midnight (which I have a greater appreciation for AB after reading CoM and ToG) Crown of Midnight probably would’ve been much more enjoyable if I hadn’t known the twist of Celaena’s real name/Fae heritage the entire time I read. Someone dropped her real name in a non-spoiler marked review of Assassin’s blade on goodreads and I was pissed lol. My fault though. I’m pretty thoroughly confused about the actual main conflict though.

I get the basics, that there are portals to other worlds and the king is trying to get all the keys so he can take over all of Erilea and move on to the next (?) but I feel like the threat isn’t fully explained (maybe purposefully) and doesn’t make much sense. And now she’s tasked with killing the royal family in Wendlyn but was taken to train her powers? I’m not even sure why Rowan came to pick her up and take her away from the city where her task is. I know I need to keep reading, but I guess what I’m trying to ask is if the main conflict will actually be explained or if I need to go back and try to understand what’s happening better so I’m not lost for the rest of the series. And there’s so many little bits of information thrown everywhere that I’m trying to keep track of, and I’m scared that there will be a big reveal calling back to something I didn’t pay enough attention to or fully understand.

Also I’m so sick of Chaol. I actually like him as a character but why the hell did Celaena choose him over Dorian?? Chaol is literally the worst match for her. And he’s like “now she’s my mortal enemy but I love her!” and I just want to throw my book across the room. Him not accepting her for who she is but saying he loves her pisses me off.