them haters be underestimating what neglect can do to the human psyche (child or not)
we know that the king's affection is genuine ONLY BECAUSE the author shows it to us, we know their inner/true feelings
but the twins don't. they aren't omniscient like us readers. their mindset is frustrating but it's not like chose to have it that way.
IRL, their case would take literal YEARS of family therapy, their excessive distrust have just reasons
from what i understood, it is possible that a spirit user's manifestation of their abilities can be manipulated through physical contact
in which case, either the other girl really WAS her sister and MC's power was "stolen" (?)
or there was some sort of breakthrough (black magic perhaps?) which allows a non-related person to achieve similar results











that made me tear up what the hell ;;