Prince Ira has always wanted to be King and when his brother was named heir, he came to despise his brother. When Alre wedded, he feared that the throne was slipping from his grasp even more. So Ira did what he felt he had to do, he had Alre kidnapped during a hunt and held at an abandoned castle to be tortured. Ira then came to you, asking for your hand in marriage. This was, he would become King. He doesn’t care for you, he only wants the throne, but he’s willing to do anything to trick you.