I don't think he is emotionally mature enough to handle a kid yet. Hope they could still be friends but rushing in without a plan made the relationship awkward now.
I hope ruby improves her skills more as it seems she only has her looks and dancing ability going for her. She is already well past her previous life mental age so she doesn't quite have the advantage like aqua.
I don't know much about art or art history, but it feels like letting these renowned artists get a easy sponsorship could make their mental state deviate far enough to prevent them from making great works later on.
I dont think you can declare war so secretly since standing armies aren't really a thing. You got get the peasants gathered and armed first which is kinda public. Using your knights only to fight seems rather stupid as they won't have enough manpower to do much.
I don't understand how the game he topped previously worked lol. You can't really play peaceful in games like civ/eu4 at the start if you are in a difficult position. Gotta take the initiative to develop your military force or do some weird cheese strat because playing peaceful makes you fall...