AND THERE IT IS!
THERE IT IS PEOPLE!!!
Of Fucking COURSE after EVERYTHING his ONLY CONCERN IS GIL!
He returned with a baby on his back with the whole continent in ruin and war.
He build a giant army and dominated everything to keep Gil safe.
He raised Gil with everything he wanted, with tutors to prepare him for battle and politics, raised separately to prevent him from being targets, publicly announced when he was ready but allowed ruthless rumors of Gil just being an heir and nothing more. He refused to bomb Lucrezia/Agatha with Gil in the way, disapproves of his relationship to Agatha for being too dangerous, And He is Willing to ignore SANCTUARY, something Both he and Lucrezia abides, For His Son.
Gil is his one weakness, but one he will damn the world for. And that’s the difference between him and Lucrezia.
Gil was never expendable.