back up… how would accepting her feelings help his family? wouldn’t joining the imperial family mean he has to give up management/succession of his lands to someone else?
How would marrying royalty not help your family? Either directly, or indirectly, is a massive boon. In the end, he doesn’t need to be the one ruling those lands. His mother could or anyone else from his family.
Lyr
back up… how would accepting her feelings help his family? wouldn’t joining the imperial family mean he has to give up management/succession of his lands to someone else?
CiaraTheShadow
But he’d also be the successor to the king.
Spirit-Mouse
How would marrying royalty not help your family? Either directly, or indirectly, is a massive boon. In the end, he doesn’t need to be the one ruling those lands. His mother could or anyone else from his family.