He is the king of the country and as of now I believe it's his own plans.
Gotcha! well, it is a pretty smart move, and probably rather low-risk for him to go himself, since they had magic to get over the borders, which are the only place her country uses magic to defend themselves... I wonder if it was his sense of etiquette, to go himself if he's going to kidnap another royal, and if that's why he's not letting anyone else ride with/take care of her. sorta a way to apologize for what he's doing by doing it himself?
I too think its because he has a strong moral/etiquette (since he asked for her collaboration and didn't want to have her harmed in any way) and she still is from a royal family that he currently has a peace treaty with. He could have rage a war since technically her father's kingdom failed to abide to their contract but instead he chose to kidnap only one princess to use as a negotiation piece to reopen the road again. I also think its the norms back in the days because it'll be weird if a princess rides with a knight - rumours may start if people found out and her reputation would then be tarnished thus he would then be responsible for her.
Its really ultimately a smart move considering the consequences associated with having someone else kidnap a royal.
Right? I'm pretty excited to see where this goes. Good potential.
Same, I'm really loving how this is going.
I have a question...is this guy already king of his country, or is he the first prince? Just wondering if he's following orders, or if this was his plan to begin with. (not that I'm judging, the MC's dad is a stupid idiot who obviously needs more incentive to keep his promises and do what he's being paid to do--taking a hostage is a fairly bloodless solution, i think. smart move.)