Huh. All the men in this are absolute trash.

My assumption was that her father framed her (apparently that's not so). Because what idiot would ignore their daughter their entire life and then give them a weapon in prison? The only options are - kill someone, kill yourself. If she stabbed someone to try and escape.. she would be utterly doomed by the rest of the guards in the area - and BOOM instant guilty death sentence. So the only other option is he wants her to die. The prince's words.. I get he meant he wasn't going to kill her.. but she's in a rumored torture cell for dangerous criminals. You think he could have been a wee bit aware of how words get twisted. Especially since he came in all armored up. Congrats prince you really went for the scary factor there.