
They want him to do shojo protagonist power level breaking shit and single handedly fight the entire castle, fight through the border patrols and the whole army, get to his castle, kill his dad and overthrow the government so finally he is strong enough to be worthy of our FL. Like what kinda Rambo shit do they expect? This ain't Bollywood bruh.

The thing is that girl is an insane psycho. There’s only two things he needs right now. Someone one to help him escape and/or someone to get a message out. She’s not capable of either so what’s the point in manipulating her? She has ZERO power to do what he needs. He should know that there’s no way she wants him to leave so why humor her? No sense in it.
How stupid ARE all of you? Alphonso should do something?? He's weak?? Dumbass commenters don't understand that he's a prisoner?? He has no power in a foreign nation and no contact with home because they're making it that way. I get that he could "play along" with the princess and manipulate her but that's not who he is. Idiots reading, I swear.