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lmfao no its way too late his son has already become an adult and now he wants to pretend to be a father hes not even being entirely genuine he still does things with himself and rishar which he treats more like a son than his own in mind he can be etiennes chess piece but once hes done his part he needs to go
I think it's a good thing that he shows more interest. He clearly doesn't like the empress so they should work together. And this can only start if etienne talks to him. Yes the emperor very unreliable as a father, but it's not like he is completely useless.
He should've been there for etienne when he was younger and should be there for him now, since surpressing the hormones making his condition worse. And obviously empress won't do shit, so yeah the where were you when he needed him is true, but I feel like it's still not too late :)