Akris couldn't manage everything that was going on in the palace, though the Terranova mansion was the exact replica of the royal palace in the capital. It neither had the similar number of servants nor did it have the exact same facilities as in the royal palace, the entire building was desolate and bleak, and the number of servants that he currently had in the palace were half sent by the Empress and the other half were sent by the crown prince, he couldn't trust them, that was why he secretly hired some thugs and trained them to be his knights.
Keith and Blake were his childhood friends who despite the infamous rumours and his background were willing to believe him and Greta was his nanny, the only reward that he received from his so-called father.