Cleverly disguised. These two brothers were clearly setting Almus and Yuria up to be together under a reformed kingdom; in which I believe they'd use Almus for a revolution to usurp the king's throne so that aristocrats will have a tougher time opposing the reform hence the "whether be used" comment by the king. Whether his sickness is a play or not, it's working lmao
Will do ANYTHING for a cup of COFFEE