There's no way that's persuasion, that's lowkey bribing and threatening (and he's even using Kael once again). The prince disgusts me so much. There's only a limited scope in indulging your personal desires, prince. You can only do that if you're capable and powerful enough to rule the empire and cover up for your INCOMPETENT, SELF-RIGHTEOUS, STUPID, PATHETIC, PICK ME GIRL, PIECE OF A TRASH OF A WIFE