#Lleu is basically the crowning of his reign

[the-winters-prince]

Re-reading the book, I cannot understand Artos at all.

He says he loves Lleu more than life yet it seems like he's setting him up to fail. There's nothing new I can say that others haven't already said but God I need to pry open this man's brain

He only loves Lleu as a concept. His heir, his only legitimate son, the sun of Camelan, the one who will prevent his sister from ascending the throne after his death and the one to continue his legacy. I don't think he knows his son at all.

Lleu is supposed to be his favourite child and despite that he has no faith in him and gives up on him so readily constantly. (when he comforted Medraut with the words that Lleu might not make it after he was born. what kind of father would say that about their baby???) or when he didn't even appear on the night when he knew Lleu was supposed to die of his illness. He saw no benefits in spending time with his ill child who was fated to die and preferred to continue his non-emergency building projects instead. I feel like Medraut knows Artos better than Lleu does.

[the-lord-of-springs]

Truly him and Morgause are not so far off, but if someone pointed it out he'd crumble. I hope Lleu mocks him for that at one point

Re-reading the book, I cannot understand Artos at all.

He says he loves Lleu more than life yet it seems like he's setting him up to fail. There's nothing new I can say that others haven't already said but God I need to pry open this man's brain

He only loves Lleu as a concept. His heir, his only legitimate son, the sun of Camelan, the one who will prevent his sister from ascending the throne after his death and the one to continue his legacy. I don't think he knows his son at all.

Lleu is supposed to be his favourite child and despite that he has no faith in him and gives up on him so readily constantly. (when he comforted Medraut with the words that Lleu might not make it after he was born. what kind of father would say that about their baby???) or when he didn't even appear on the night when he knew Lleu was supposed to die of his illness. He saw no benefits in spending time with his ill child who was fated to die and preferred to continue his non-emergency building projects instead. I feel like Medraut knows Artos better than Lleu does.