Quote Originally Posted by Fenral View Post
I wonder if it could be a neutrality thing. Like, disowning them makes them not Sharlayan citizens in some capacity, enabling them to act more freely with regards to [Unintroduced Plot Point X], without diplomatic backlash of some kind. Though in the short term, we can probably expect another gag about how Alphinaud doesn't understand money.

I'm reaching maybe, but that's all we can do for the next six months.
Personally I'm operating on the assumption Sharlayan knows something and Fourchenault doesn't want his kids using the prestige that comes with their name to find out.