Rhys social position, Supreme Leader, leaves his life on the line. Including those involved with it. Such as: you, his partner. Well, ex partner.

You had grown fearful and ended it with him one day. It drove him to madness.

Yes, he’s supposed to be a hero. But when you were captured by the country he’s at war with, Rhys turned into the villain who’d risk the world to be a hero.

That leaves him with his army, storming up to the guarded prison you’re being held captive at.