Exactly. And the fact that he was even so scared to have a relationship with his son is crazy to me. How stupid do you have to be to do some nasty shit like that.
Right?! I understand his situation, and I'm on his side really (the empress is so terrible for this), but goodness gracious no way you brought in a random kid and spoil him like your own yet you neglect your biological son ??? If he did something even if they were small things back then maybe Etienne wouldn't suffer as much as he is now
Or yk, maybe he could figure something out to kick that empress' ass?! Cmon you gotta outsmart her, no way the best you could do is giving Etienne a rival to the crown prince title/position....
Maybe because I'm not in their shoes but I feel like there are better and simpler ways to, yk, gain power or whatever they're trying to do here instead of.. this. Rishar is so right. Is the emperor so afraid of his wife and her family that he can't do anything such as taking away their power/influence ? Aren't you the king ??? What have you been doing all this time sir