No, in this case they are not. In truth, I took the mantle up myself. Away from my progeny who'd taken it in my stead. It is a long, several year story, and suffice it to say I a king I am no longer.

( The explanation bears weight to it, weight he never discusses here in this reality. But it seems he's found an equal in Clarke, one he can have these kinds of conversations with. Where she can counsel him on being a father one second and drink him under the table the next. This, literally, now. )