Payne's resolve was oddly sexy. Its a shame he was initially hoping most of it for trash. CP saying Sasha is unnecessary. Sure, status-wise but at the same time she's the only noblewoman close enough with the delegates
Ahh, this just shows how patriotic, loyal, and an overall good person Payne is. If it was me, I would’ve reacted emotionally, say f*ck it all, and watch everything burn down. Despite all his realizations of how little he and his a contributions are valued, he still put the well-being of the empire and its citizens before his own resentment.
Arghhh!! How frustrating for prince Payne to see all his accomplishments gone down the drain.
It must have hurt a lot to realise that he fought to gain some form of recognition from his father, the empire but unfortunately it was never going to come his way.