The emperor was no longer in his right mind. What if the emperor was being controled on some certain parts of his consciousness, since there was a mentioned of "mind control". The fact that he adores the 5th queen and made their own son the crown prince sounds something is fishy. There could be a powerful person from the 5th queen's side and wants the emperor's power. For that mage, he seems annoyed or pissed off with the emperor. He looks like he wants to get away from that place but it also seems like he can't. Like he's unwillingly under servitude. Thus there's a high possibility that the mage and our mc will get along
The emperor was no longer in his right mind. What if the emperor was being controled on some certain parts of his consciousness, since there was a mentioned of "mind control". The fact that he adores the 5th queen and made their own son the crown prince sounds something is fishy. There could be a powerful person from the 5th queen's side and wants the emperor's power. For that mage, he seems annoyed or pissed off with the emperor. He looks like he wants to get away from that place but it also seems like he can't. Like he's unwillingly under servitude. Thus there's a high possibility that the mage and our mc will get along