Man... I still miss the old duke. He wasn't a good father to Zachary and even until the end he caused pain to him by killing himself in front of him just so Zachary could become the duke. I understand that the leech emperor would do whatever he could to destroy the dukedom and get Ellie but did he really need to go that far? :(
I feel glum by the fact that they both were improving in their father-son relationship through Ellie's guidance but they just couldn't reconcile completely as they just didn't have enough time... I'm glad that they at least hugged each other once.
If only Ellie decided not to go when she got that fake letter from the leech emperor. Then perhaps those 3 wouldn't have gone through so much pain.
Ofc, I don't blame Ellie, no no, only the leech emperor is to be blamed. Disgusting, immoral, and possessing not a shred of dignity that one would expect from an individual who hails from a royal family, let alone said person being the emperor.
I've a very, very strong feeling that the princess will be able to claim the throne and i really hope that happens cuz shes definetly more suitable than the trashy, leech emperor.