beta
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Take the title seriously.
He neglects her for years for her "protection", then flirts with his exfiance when he leave the academy for the same reason. Later on he will lie to her and tell her the debt that she just paid (by selling her hair, clothing, jewelry etc) was actually 10 times that and that her only choice was to be a prostitute, yes he uses the word prostitute. In the novel there are pages of very detailed rapes where she can tell he's enjoying himself while she's in pain.