There are moments in life so beautiful they are physically painful. The squeeze in my chest, the tightness in my throat, the wrench of fear in my gut that it will all be ripped away from me like every beautiful thing I'd ever held in my hands before...and my god. These two people were beautiful in that way.
Edmond is prepared to do whatever it takes to protect the people he loves. To keep his family safe and together, that includes overthrowing his mother, the queen, and taking the crown.