I think she was more of a toy for him. She was disturbed that his feelings were no more than pure breeding and disgust for her inexperience. It’s not always necessary to have feelings, bet he was sad bcs he lost free breeding material and a lot of resources. He probably married the blonde later anyway
she needs to make connections so she can gain individual power not tied to the duke, so that when the duke's daughter returns her life will not be affected by their family anymore. plus it's less suspicious to move around as someone else, or she might be pulled from the academy
so did the grey haired dude actually love her? cause when she died he looked hurt
Maybe he recognized his feelings late
I think she was more of a toy for him. She was disturbed that his feelings were no more than pure breeding and disgust for her inexperience. It’s not always necessary to have feelings, bet he was sad bcs he lost free breeding material and a lot of resources. He probably married the blonde later anyway