So there's a part where the magician gets interrupted but he says "don't tell me you're not a child". They know he has a seal of some kind on him and was sent by that tree organization. Transfomation magic has been confirmed in this world so.... sus organization+trans magic+seal+baby Lucian=adult Lucian(probably?) What could be a bigger betrayal than by someone you essentially raised?(⊙…⊙ )
Ok so I'm not a super fond of 2nd ml BUT I do like the fact he doesn't seem to just want to use her. He even said he wanted to give her enough power to glare at the emperor. He's cocky but he seems like he just wants to give her what he thinks she doesn't have. Hell there's mls who can't even figure their feelings out or have that foresight.
Oh snap!