Me: Lavinia above all things valued appearances, as keeping up the facade that the kingdom and especially the royal family was doing well was extremely important to keeping up the morale of a kingdom that was falling apart. Therefore, we can extrapolate that this extended to her son, and that Rupert was expected to conduct himself presentably and politely at all times. Training him in poise and etiquette, in contrast to Amir's own lessons, would have been the perfect distraction from actually paying attention to his kingdom; furthermore, this adds an additional interesting thread to Rupert's character, as someone usually portrayed with messy hair and clothes, possibly another rebellion against his mother's wishes. In this essay I will
Lavinia, canonically: *dragged her son to a ball whilst tied to his throne and did not give a flying flip about the fact that he was fresh out of bed and in his pajamas while greeting potential suitors*
