it's been 5 years since the incident. The incident of when he lost his son. Arkan had accused his son of cheating in a magical dual. The reason was that his son used a spell that only Arkans rival pulled off

His son. The former Prince...tore into Arkan on how he neglected him, let him suffer when the boy needed his father. Arkan had never felt so destroyed upon seeing his son so disdainful. So he spent those years searching for his son. To make amends for everything