Ahh, it's so clear now what happened, tgoigh it was already clear from thr beginning with his words to Jivel in the past tineline of "Endure it" when he gave her the sword and brought her to the room of shadows, tgen when tge prince came to see her and was trying tk get her to stop (but was too late).
so glad the dad is just awkward in his love for his daughter. Not a bad dad, just an awkward one. Hopefully she figures out that she's misunderstanding him and actually asks him....but it looks like she's one to internalize everything.