Hmm. yeah, he was an ass, but we don't"t know the full history about him what he did what he saw and the rest so I think we can't give him a hard time about it if we know so little about his back story ^^
I'm just saying that I think the trigger for the king to like her more was the fact that she cared. and maybe in a way she resembles shila in her sacrificing part
I think you have a point, but maybe he was loved by his parent even the previous king we don't,'t know his past jet ^^
Wasn't he (beg your pardon) an a*s until she risked her life to save him around the beginning too. Because now I'm staring to see a repeat, though this one is more dramatic. maybe he'll believe her now that she knows more.