Does 'He views either of them as the instrument, the bond, of his not being able to pass on the crown to a successor of his choosing (or of his subsequent begetting).' stand independently of the premise 'He really doesn't want to be king.', neither following nor contradicting it?
He views either of them as the instrument, the bond, of his not being able to pass on the crown to a successor of his choosing (or of his subsequent begetting).###He really doesn't want to be king.