Avan
I'm guessing... this might be some kind of conspiracy to wipe out the chrutins and any other magical forces in the country or something like that. Emery's father was probably ostracized because he married a chrutin and had a half chrutin child, and the last thing they want is for a supernatural bloodline to mix into royalty with any political power. The "peace" isn't peace between nations or lords but "peace" from eliminating the supernatural forces they can't control, and in the end, considering the lack of superstition today, they might succeed.