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I think they want to control him and eventually kill him.
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It‘s basically to manipulate the prince and strengthen his trauma.
Thank you both for responding and that makes sense! It explains why the king, I think that's what he is (who ever was the guy surrounded by all those men or women), wanted a specific regna too.
It's all by design.
Excuse my slowness y'all, but why tf does the Duke or who ever want the mother to be around the prince when she keeps basically trying to kill him?