I think Ilya's father knew that Thorne will try to use him that's why he acted cold towards Ilya to get him out of the palace. If this hypothesis true then there are better ways to communicate.
Useless father, can't even protect his own children, can't even teach the other children to behave either
I think Ilya's father knew that Thorne will try to use him that's why he acted cold towards Ilya to get him out of the palace. If this hypothesis true then there are better ways to communicate.