Maybe at the end of the day he always sees him as that child who needed him. So even if he's aware he's capable, its not sinking into his head and he's overcomed with worry
The cognitive dissonance this man must experience because on one hand he's a child but on the other hand he's his sex partner?? #－.－)
And also not a human. So this innocent munchkin made a village disappear (like, literally the people, leaving their clothes behind and nothing else) and ... our noble disaster went *shrug* "this happens" and went on teaching the munchkin how to human. Who then shot up like a shredded beanstalk by the power of wishful thinking.
The guy is IMMEASURABLY skilled in "going with the flow" unless this flow concerns his obsessive ex-brother (which he handled with utmost dignity, just... wash of the blood of your family, cut your losses and disappear to the ass of the world)
If your choices are "think until your head hurts about WHY the fuck some half-baked is trying to woo you when he was a runt reaching up to your hip just yesterday" or "smile, nod, be optimistic and adjust your morals bit by bit by bit"...
LMAO RIGHT??
You make a good point lol I would kill myself from over thinking so going with the flow would be much easier ig
After looping for 2 weeks with "...but WHY" (while your opponent is of absolutely no help whatsoever, if anything just providing more issues, cause he has no clue but IDEAS) I'd just throw the towel. And as royality our man's all about dignity and countenance. He'll be baffled for 12 seconds sharp and then he'll adjust one way or the other.
Like I get him being concerned over baby dragon but also he's seen with his own eyes the power baby dragon has... like doing be too shocked about his "death"...