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Damn!
Your words made me think of a theory!
What if, when Diodra was as old as we've just been introduced to him, he died for some reason. And then Percy was born, but their mother died during childbirth. That, too, may be one reason why Ironside hates Percival. Arthur promised to bring his firstborn back to life if he would serve him.And Ironside loves him very much and will not let the killer of his wife and the mother of his beloved boy ruin his life!
Diodra’s eyes definitely make me think he’s not actually alive but some artificial human Arthur made to keep ironside happy so he’d stay on their side. But he obviously can’t keep them alive so that’s why he’s coughing because he’s slowing dying