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I hadn't thought about fear being in the equation
I like your interpretation
I also think some paternalism is involved too. Like “I love you so I know what’s best for you… even more than you do yourself”
Wow, his brother is VERY insane… he pretends to care about Helm the way I see it, like to some degree he cares but I think he’s more scared of Helm (that he could take his power/control away) than he cared about him.