I noticed that Em refers to their child as heir a lot..
So, following a similar vein from the previous asks, what if later in their relationship the Marked has a fight with them especially if the child is not up to the rigid standards. Something like "This is your daughter/son" I assume that if the Marked tried to leave with the child/ren, that wouldn't go too well
Em: “My child—yes, but also the next Prodigier. If you still don’t know just what that means, then perhaps your place is no longer here.”
They absolutely would not let the MC take their child!














