Shelton Brice of the House of Brice, as the third in line for succession, had enough bloodline, only sixteen years old, and already standing at two and a half meters, he was the only child of his generation with the chance to grow as tall as three meters.
Three meters, that was a height only standard giants possessed, and even though it might be considered short among male giants, it was enough to look down upon all creatures.
But that was just for the southern giants; in the North, Frost Giants were even taller and stronger. Even their females had an average height of around three meters.
So, when Shelton heard that Malin was of mixed Frost Giant blood, he really wanted to befriend him.
Regarding his sister's death, Shelton knew that it wasn't Malin's fault from the beginning to the end. If not for that assassin, his sister and her friends wouldn't have rushed to the scene and would've been able to retreat safely had they not been called out.