>>86289378Which is why Marten is gone now. Jeph wrote himself into a corner. Can't have Marten conflict since it'd need to have Claire invovled, and he'd be roasted at the stake if he ever let anything bad happen to her (aka they break up).
So now Clinton is the new Marten, since Claire being his sibling allows Jeph to pander to his audience without too much risk of backlash.