I think he didn’t forgive him for killing his father that’s why he’s with the coup
I don't think it's about pride. They know the hounds are essential to the town's survival, but the people rebelling are also essential to keeping that town running (teachers, doctors, and probably engineers, farmers, etc.) The hounds provide security, but these people provide the infrastructure that makes that security worth having.
And Guwon didn't just take away their freedom, he killed their loved ones for being deemed useless, while keeping them alive because their skills were useful.
So it's not really pride vs. survival. Guwon may have de facto authority because he's the one keeping the town safe, but that doesn't automatically give him legitimate authority over everyone's lives. They can acknowledge that he saved the town and that the hounds are necessary while still rejecting the system he built. Both things can be true.
Maybe I’m too realistic but I seriously do not understand teach’s betrayal from the start. Like I get it if it’s a story about rebelling against tyranny but erm??? Y’all are stuck in an apocalypse. Let’s be so real there’s no way these townspeople could have continue their current (safe) lifestyle or even survive without the hounds going out there into the dangerous environment to supply food to them. Is pride really that important in this situation, when the main goal is to survive?
I honestly wasn’t sure if teach would actually betray Guwon but with this chapter release, it actually happened and everyone just looks dumb as hell to me. Am I missing something??