
Hello novel reader here.
The question was a struggle for him because as the context says he is the third prince of the empire and the engagement was meant to tie him down to a faction.
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So the reason he asks that is because he has feeling for Eki and by rejecting the engagement he will be declaring against his only potential ally the first prince. Now he has made an enemy of the whole empire (emperor hated him and 2nd prince hate his guts). This will essentially affect his squire (who is already being targeted by the 2nd prince).instead of hin protecting his squire he might put her and her family in danger.
That is all I’m going to divulge because if I say too much that is essentially spoiling the fun.
can someone plss enlighten me with their conversation about i would choose my peace over blahblah, inside the church. i did not understand a single shit. i dunno if my reading comprehension is wack, the translation sucks, or im just tired from work and was sleep deprived...