I mean, they're family, for Christ's sake - you're part of the bloodline: what more do they want?
The first emperor of a dynasty is always just whoever has the power to unite the country by force, not someone with a mystical bloodline.
To continue the family bloodline is one of life's most important things.
The discovery of true love and the creation of new life is not taken lightly by H'nemthe males, who must sacrifice their lives to continue their bloodline.
In our current timeline - one wonders if Mary Magdalene was the wife of Jesus - and had a daughter with him named, Sarah - thus perpetuating the bloodline.
"Do you really want that bloodline?" the clockmaker asked suddenly.
During the reunion, she discovers that her family is, indeed, of the bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.
