@BlueBay but then the awful brother becomes the emperor, and with power he'll try to take revenge in them both. Gallahan could be the new patriarch, he is very young. Might even have kids himself. Or the twins can change his mind, or the children of laranne or the twins or tia herself. They all have the same claim as bellsac. Actually it makes a lot more sense. There are plentyyy of good alternatives for Lombardi, and none for the emperor. Unless you want her to dump Pérez. Also, we already know she has at least 3 kids with Pérez thanks to the alternative wallpapers anyways