People forget he has been striped of his family, country, enslaved, branded, tortured, made to fight in gladiator arenas, discriminated, inhumanely treated, conditioned to dependency, brainwashed, and gas-lighted. I'm not saying marry the guy, but I don't know .... maybe give him a break?
I already knew Eclis wasn't the ML, but he's also a victim...IDK, this chapter gutted me