maybe because he needed to be out and about to search for ian? also because his promise to rhea was that he will make a nation that worships her.. if hes the king, he will be too busy managing the affairs instead of promoting religion and he will be stuck in his office unable to roam the villages for pilgrimages
That actually makes a lot of sense, I guess he chose the position of a cardinal to show how devoted he was and not for it to solely be about power. Now I'm curious if their will be a future confrontation between rhea and his mother, no wait former mother smh.
So that's how Derwin was created! I'm glad we didn't have to see how he made it into what it is now, because I wouldn't handle seeing more of that piece of shit. It's still confusing to me though, he essentially much like his brother is the creator of his nation, so why did he choose to be a cardinal and not the actual ruler? Anyways this was a great season, I really liked this very detailed backstory and cannot wait for the third season.