Oh wow! Is that a theory of yours? That would make perfect sense if CP was his father and why their relationship is the way it is! During their meeting, it seemed like he wanted to spend time with Kainel so bad but decided not to over stay his welcome.
SAME, HIGH FIVE.
I also find it cute (and kinda tragic too) how both of them play it cool. Like it's a big deal that ML is his son, but neither bring it up, perhaps bc of the pesky politics involved. My head cannon is that ML doesn't want the baggage, so his dad reaches for every excuse to make his life more comfortable. I used to think that the ML must be clueless. But it wouldn't make sense for him to go on a mission everyone else gave up on, to rescue a crown prince he had 0 connections to.
It's baaaack!! And I FINALLY got to read the ML's meeting with his Crown Prince papa!! (They'll have to pry my belief that the CP is his birth papa from my cold, dead fingers). If he is, then he's the Crown Prince's only child, and it'd explain why the Crown Prince gives him puppy eyes and tries to win him over, haha. Papa wants his adult baby's attention.