King of Midland Husbando

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The King of Midland was the previous ruler of Midland. Despite a relatively prominent and recurring role in the Golden Age Arc, his actual name was never mentioned. He was a tall man with long brown hair and facial features. In the manga, his hair whitened and his body became emaciated a year after he had Griffith imprisoned. Initially, the King was largely seen as a fair, wise, and generous man, allowing the Band of the Falcon into the ranks of the nobility, and rewarding them generously for their assistance against Tudor. The King thought highly of Griffith and seemed to recognize his talent and usefulness, something that other nobles, specifically Julius, refused to accept due to Griffith's lower-class background. He was also regarded by his second wife as a good king, albeit a poor husband and lover. The King held a secret that ultimately led him down a spiral of madness; a repressed lust for his daughter Charlotte. At some point during his rule, he began to see his status as a burden and greatly resented the stresses and pressures of his position as ruler of Midland. He sought for resolution through his daughter, whom he deeply loved and saw as the only good thing in his life. However, once this love turned to lust, and he attempted to rape her, Charlotte began despising her father, which drove him insane though he realized he had committed a deed "lower than even a devil's" against her. After hearing that Griffith slept with Charlotte, the respect he once had for the knight turned into contempt and he saw to it himself that he would be the one to personally punish Griffith by lashing him in his dungeon. After Griffith deduced the king's incestuous feelings toward his daughter, the King from then on became a frenzied and unforgiving man, ordering the brutal daily torture of Griffith and even threatening his guards, warning them that if they were to ever repeat to anyone what Griffith said, their families would be executed. He blamed Griffith for "stealing" Charlotte away with his words. For two years, his obsession with Griffith made him dispatch seven tenths of the military in order to pursue him.