Interrogation
If Sasha knew his birth secret before the dragon picked him up, doesn't that mean she knew about his birth and deliberately took winterkingdom from his hands !
" You used me ?! ", Dan spat the words at her incredulously.
She knew ! obviously ! He only thought she was desperate for Ryan's life when she ran away from the dead with him dangling on a tightrope. He assumed she thought him sturdy enough to survive.
He could have never thought she cared not at all for his life. She was all too willing to send him out on a suicidal battle with Snorcs. She kept silent about wanting to be a countess winer till the last minute.
Dan was under the impression he would run away with Sasha to the easern kingdom until the very last minute. Despite the betrayal, he did not complain and kept following her. He only ever wanted to protect her. Thus, he had chosen to be commander of her troops rather than a prince.