so there's like the official ruling and then the unofficial official ruling when it comes to heir. basically the officially ruling couldn't be made until the heir turns 16, which is the age when children are allowed to officially enter court etc etc. and the "unofficial" ruling just follows the line of succession. so should avery had died before roman turned 16, roman still would have been made king with most likely juni acting as regent. however the whole official thing does give the choice to whoever is first in line to step aside should they decide they don't want to be monarch. now up until roman's birth evander was "unofficially heir" and avery being who he is, did have conversations about this whole thing with evander when he turned 16. avery offered the title of heir to evander, which he said he would take but only if both roman and amelia both declined it. (roman would have been around 12 and amelia around 6 at that time if i remember my math) caden suspected his brother might offer evander the title and so was really pressuring him to take it if it was offered. i don't know yet if evander was truthful or lied and said avery never offered it. and even if evander himself did want it, he would still decline as it wouldn't feel right to rob his cousins what was rightfully theirs.
