Did Jordy make it hard for her son to choose his fate? Maybe she did, especially since she lied to him about his true nature. At first she made him believe that he was a bastard until they were safe in Whitebridge that's when she revealed the whole truth. But the truth had come late and there was nothing Aprophil could do even if he wanted to.
For now it was even more impossible to take his throne than before, Artemis had a dragon and who defeats a dragon rider? The answer was no one, not even the ancient Dragon Hunters who defeated Euric Morrow — the last Dragon. These Dragon Hunters were put to torch for generations after generations, and the tales tell it that they succeeded because Euric Morrow was poisoned and from there House Morrow crumbled not to mention many of their dragons were dead during that time.