“Hey I’ve been enslaved and forced to fight against my will in a weakened state, I’ll probably die and if not I get to keep being a slave. Oh I’m free now? LET’S KEEP WORKING WITH THE SLAVER’S SIDE!”
I could see him being fine with the rider prince given he freed him and was in the dark but why the fuck would he keep helping that side of the war?
This chapter was stalling for time so badly, I like the whole remove the choker thing but god that discussion was just a way to fill the chapter up without having to actually start the fight