Exactly. It like he was apologising for the sake of bearing less guilt for his previous actions. There were so many ways the Emperor could acknowledge Dorothea leading up to his death.
Glad not the be the only one that feels this way
I dunno i kinda liked that it was exactly a perfect ending in a way. Bc she clearly never forgave him but still mourned(?)(I dunno if mourn is the right word) him when she cried bc she’s totally valid for hating him for what he’s done to her but he’s still her father, someone who she once wanted to be acknowledged by and to be loved from. A lot of these plots always have the terrible dad being forgiven and they have a happy relationship or treating the illness of the parent that fate already planned for them but with this they never talked to each other and never got a resolve. It felt a bit realistic in that way bc a lot of people experience that with parents who never acknowledged them properly. The emperor definitely had his regret and guilt abt dorthea and never acted on it. I guess it’s frustrating but in a good way? Bc not all stories/ chapters need to have a resolve in certain aspects and kinda have us think a bit deeper on it.
Hmm, not satisfied with the emperor's death. It wasn't enough and it wasn't anywhere near okay just to blurt those words out and then die. He ignored her whole life and still asked her to show her powers just to make sure? Just to settle his fears down? Just to somehow make an excuse for the reason he left her alone before? Just why did he ask her? Honestly, I'd have liked if she'd told him the truth.. that she's powerless. She's wise, smart, strong and capable and she still wasn't enough. The emperor needed to know this and needed personally to appoint her as the new heir. Her brother denouncing himself and then appointing her wasn't satisfactory also. Idk, it wasn't the perfect ending for me.