Senior Prince Annigan gently placed his hand on the top of his neice's head. Of course he knew what it meant to lose a mate and could understand why she felt so hurt. But after listening to her explanation about exactly what had taken place, Annigan could only shake his head mentally.
Fince was too influenced by her mother and because of this, she had lost her one chance at happiness. Knowing that all she needed to do to get close to General Jin Teng was to stop listening to her mother's teachings, she had chosen not just to oppose that but also actively taken steps to antagonize the proud general.
Had she really thought that hitting him with drugs would make him mate with her? She could have. After all, he was pretty sure that was something Ingris had also done to his brother to complete the mating bond. But who was to explain that to her?