On the topic of him killing her family, it's been a while since I read the earlier chapters but wasn't Marie's family a a bunch of jerks? Like they kept her locked in a tower and mistreated her? And mismanaged the kingdom? I remember the prince thinking that Morina was the only part of the...
Thinking about it a bit more, on the topic of "why didn't the mother have him killed", maybe it was Tias job in the original timeline to tie that loose end, and that's how she knows where Hanson is.
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The cloak also doesn't do much when people see her coming out of the carrige...
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- Why isn't executed, arrested, or at least exiled for murder?
I'm assuming that's why he's hiding in the slums were the authorities don't normally go. And hiding from the law was easier in the middle ages, there's no way to id someone, as long as he uses a different name he is...
I'm beginning to think that Lillians "followers" had some grudge with Athy and were actually manipulating the dumb girl to their ends. Maybe they wanted to get rid of the most competent person before starting a revolt or something.