King Draco Roseland did not care for festivities, but he still did his best to get along with his people. Power was an important thing and once he finally got a taste of what it was like to rule over a throne, he wanted to maintain it.
Luckily, he was handsome, charismatic, and well-liked by his people and in their eyes, he truly was a great hero. People sang songs about him and created ballads and odes that worshiped his valor.
King Draco liked to keep his image as bright and wonderful as when he first slew the dragons and was hailed by his people. That was why there were secrets he liked to keep to himself and among them had been the presence of Rowena.
He was still a young king and could remarry. Even though he couldn't love any other woman because he left his heart in Cretea, he realized he needed a queen to help maintain his image.
Yes, you didn't read it wrong, Draco knew about Cretea and had met many immortals there.