why is cesare sooo surprised? wasnt half the appeal of ariadne to him the fact that she was "his brothers woman"? someone who he could steal???
yes they were engaged, but that was only because he saved her from marrying the king lmao? like he fully knew she was in love with alfonso and also hated him and rejected him at every turn unless it was convenient for her? like what did he expect?
also isebella is crazy. like does she really think shes enough to come between an engagement the king (albiet begrudgingly) organised?? she risked sleeping with cesare despite that??? crazy work.
i think this was such a good wakeup call of ettien. like rishar is simply not fit to be emperor, his one and only concern in life is ettien, to the point where it blinds him to everything else. a true ruler has to look at things in totality as opposed to only focusing on one aspect. rishar has shown time and time again he just can't do that. the only option for Emperor, a good emperor, is ettien. rishar can be an imperial consort or something.









i was actually so proud of him for like THREE SECONDS thinking he shared his live location
but of course! he shares his location to meet this freak in public AND NOT WHEN HE FOLLOWS HIM TO HIS HOUSE???