Lord Mythos Ituras the First was hailed as a hero by the peasants of the Glathmaulian Empire. Rightfully so, in their eyes at least. He saved them from the tyranny of Emperor Justinian; the Dragon Emperor. Not without help, he had Telunia Crimson to help him. She was the true genius, which has always been known. She wouldn’t have bewitched the empire into crowning her the next empress if she wasn’t.
I can understand why he loved her. Why their late night scheming for empirical takeover led to love, or at least lust between them.