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"You looked like a real family for a moment."
Oh hey look: a win-win situation. Why drag the child back to that horrible situation? Even if you want him for the throne, it looks like he'll have a much happier life with these royals. Strengthen relations and all that. Plus, since bird people are both genders, it doesn't matter if our main couple has a boy or a girl.
At least, this is where I see this going.