Rishar, you should be glad that Etienne comes to your place. Stay in the palace is basically a torture for him. Did you forgot that the empress poison him before, who knows maybe she can find another way to control Etienne. And you're supposed to be the strongest in the empire. Do your job and promise to protect him then. The real monster is the mother (the empress, not the monster protecting the eggs)
Rishar, you should be glad that Etienne comes to your place. Stay in the palace is basically a torture for him. Did you forgot that the empress poison him before, who knows maybe she can find another way to control Etienne. And you're supposed to be the strongest in the empire. Do your job and promise to protect him then. The real monster is the mother (the empress, not the monster protecting the eggs)