I do feel bad for Astana because he was raised to be a future puppet emperor by his own mother. He grew spoiled because no one would dare defy his mother, and his mother needed a dumb son Who didnt know better and wouldnt think about going against her, so no one taught him better and was manipulated and emotionally abused. I by no means think what he did was right or anything of the sort. However, I feel bad because he was made to be Evil and violent by the environment he grew up in. One of my favourite quotes from a book I love is "I am a selfish bastard. I had to be, because no one else gave a single shit about me except me" and I think that applies to Astana. He had to grew up selfish because even though he was a prince he had no one really caring for him and was just raised to be a pawn with no education and no real good parental figure or someone to humble him down. I know he was not really evil because he did realise from time to time that his mother's actions were wrong but he was also a child that had no power against his mother. Many people are just in pain and by acting out they are just trying to protect themselves from being hurt more. Again, I do not endorse his actions but I wonder how Astana would have turned out and what would have happened if Tía or someone else had helped Astana since he was little instead of just thinking he's the empress' son and another Angenas.
I do feel bad for Astana because he was raised to be a future puppet emperor by his own mother. He grew spoiled because no one would dare defy his mother, and his mother needed a dumb son Who didnt know better and wouldnt think about going against her, so no one taught him better and was manipulated and emotionally abused.
I by no means think what he did was right or anything of the sort. However, I feel bad because he was made to be Evil and violent by the environment he grew up in.
One of my favourite quotes from a book I love is "I am a selfish bastard. I had to be, because no one else gave a single shit about me except me" and I think that applies to Astana. He had to grew up selfish because even though he was a prince he had no one really caring for him and was just raised to be a pawn with no education and no real good parental figure or someone to humble him down.
I know he was not really evil because he did realise from time to time that his mother's actions were wrong but he was also a child that had no power against his mother.
Many people are just in pain and by acting out they are just trying to protect themselves from being hurt more.
Again, I do not endorse his actions but I wonder how Astana would have turned out and what would have happened if Tía or someone else had helped Astana since he was little instead of just thinking he's the empress' son and another Angenas.