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He's not evil (at all). He's nobility, the Prince's teacher, and his momma's son. So if anything, he's crafty, AND he's powerful. He knows a lot more than he let's on, but because he's his momma's son it's more...give people the tools but they have to get out of trouble on their own.

Crafty people don't mercilessly hunt down and kill pickpockets on the regular (￣∇￣") the prince wasn't even surprised he killed the guy