beta
The way I see things… the emperor barely saw his son ever; I feel like he’d rarely know if he’s being mistreated. I mean like based on previous chapters, he was just super neglectful & the prince literally also hardly/never met w him bc of his toxic controlling mother so I don’t blame the emperor for not knowing anything/caring about the prince. If anything, I feel like he thought the prince was as bad/evil as his mother, which is why he looks so surprised in this chapter when ettienne (idk how to spell) cares for rishar.
Trauma is difficult to get understand in all aspects & it takes time for people to either heal from it or accept someone else who is related to it. It’s the same way with the prince :’) so I personally can’t hate the emperor or the prince or anyone else (except for the mother…) bc I do sympathize with them. Just my opinion tho ofc you’re free to hate whoever you want.