@Galactic Navy Officer I see... my condolences for that type of family drama. All families are dysfuntional more or less in my experience, you can't escape stuff like that.
And yeah, the father is too much of a wet noodle. He doesn't seem to be capable of standing up for himself against his father-in-law. I mean, even if gramps is a higher noble, there are things regarding family that are too important to ignore... but maybe he is being overworked and has no time to handle family drama and just chooses the least path of resistance instead. But i could totally see him allowing to let go of his kids (adoption) from his late wife, just because gramps said so... it's very frustrating in that regard.
And yeah, the father is too much of a wet noodle. He doesn't seem to be capable of standing up for himself against his father-in-law. I mean, even if gramps is a higher noble, there are things regarding family that are too important to ignore... but maybe he is being overworked and has no time to handle family drama and just chooses the least path of resistance instead. But i could totally see him allowing to let go of his kids (adoption) from his late wife, just because gramps said so... it's very frustrating in that regard.