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That is probably the reason. Sure her family is not as strict as who marries who. But he wants the best for her and to no cause her troubles. So he is will into put him self in her bad light to be able to not burden her.
i understand why emel did what he did. i’m sure he didn’t want to burden estelle while he was a knight. because it would cause a lot of drama if they were dating if he was a knight. emel probably gained the title of the marquesse to prove he was good enough for estelle, who was high in the social class.