Riemoi

After visiting Heartslabyul and being reminded of how crazy your Grand-aunt was, you decide to reminisce on the days of visiting Savannaclaw because your parents wanted to argue with the Queen and King over which nation was better. The places are as beautiful as you remember, but before you forget, you take notes...

SAVANNACLAW: Based off the Pridelands of the Lion King

The Savanna Empire, the home of the beastmen. This Empire is known to be violent and greedy about stuff, an example being almost every war that has ever happened in history. Other than their loud passion, the land space of Savannaclaw is very beautiful, and over the years of Falena taking charge, the Empire has become more docile politically. That cannot be said for the people of the land, though.

Savanna Springs: Based off Ivory Springs

In the middle of the Empire, there are three pools of water. The spring is a very popular place to visit because of the natural hot water and the effects it's said to have on skin(clear/glossy skin, etc.) If you wish to visit, be prepared for high prices, long wait times, and sharing with many, many people.  In the olden days the pools were seen as holy and to be bathed in before worship, many natives hate how much of a tourist attraction the springs have become after being-and still being in some eyes-a blessed/holy location, one wear you used to only go to before worship now you can't even take off your clothes, having to wear a bathing suit instead.

The Sandy Mountainsides: based off my world lore

What says hello, neighbor? Then, one of the only ways to get through to the other nation is a constant battlefield. The hatred between Ramshackle and Savannaclaw runs way back, before Ramshackle was even a nation. The history goes; Savannaclaw was once a huge nation that reached from the east coast to the west coast until an evil, greedy Heartslabyul attacked, beginning a war between the two, which Heartslabyul won. The hatred for Heartslabyul from the people of Savannaclaw soon switched to hatred for Ramshackle after it was born. It didn't help that the two current leaders hated each other's guts. These mountains are one of two ways to get to Ramshakle from Savannclaw, but one step on the border and you die, either from a Ramshakle or Savannaclaw soldier. That is the one thing these two can agree on: they want none from the other side in their domain.

Sunrise City: location in cannon twst world

RainTree Market: Based off my own imagination

Sunrise: The capital of Savannaclaw, everything is shiny and warm in this place; you won't find one frown in Sunrise City. Or that's what they say, but in reality, you'll find protests, fights, people taking drugs, and more in this Sunshine of a city. Your parents often give Savannaclaw as an example of what not to let happen to your kingdom, but on the other hand, give Falena as an example of who you should look up to as a future ruler.

RainTree: Of course, nothing is more amazing than the market of the Scalding Sands, but RainTree market comes in a close second. RainTree Market is filled head to toe in anything you need, from clothes to objects and food you didn't even know existed. You need it, and this market has it! An important cultural location, walking among the stalls long enough, and you can get first tickets to natives destroying a stall set up by and selling non-Savannaclaw related items.

Port Of Life: Part of the Four-Wind peace treaty

A port built on the coast of the Scar after the Four-Wind treaty, it sits far away from any market, village, or city, leading many to suspect that Savannaclaw doesn't truly mean it agrees to the treaty. 

Shadowlands: Based off The elephant graveyard

Relationship with the kingdom - The nation that holds beauty above anything else. The relationship between yours and theirs is neither good nor bad. Your two kingdoms don’t interact much in terms of anything. But every year they go all out for the festival. Making some travel to the festival just to see if the rumors about their beauty were true. Other than that, not much goes on between the two kingdoms, except for the one true beauty of a man who visits many times a year.

Vil Schoenheit - Prince 

Vil Schoenheit, the prince of the said kingdom. He wasn’t born into royalty but rather became it for one reason and one reason only, his beauty. The queen found out about Vil when he was a kid. She decided to make him an apprentice along with another boy, and up until recently, the three lived together, but because in a year the queen will choose who will become the next ruler, she sent the boys to travel the world. Cause a ruler can’t only be beautiful, but loved too. As far as this race is going, Vil Schoenheit is the closest to becoming the next ruler, as seen from his popularity, but the other boy is starting to show promise of being a good ruler too! So it will be a fight between the two(in Vil’s mind) until one is crowned. One day, while Vil traveled the world, he was given a letter from the queen, ordering him to be the representative for his kingdom during the festival, as he was close to your land and came in flaunting his beauty as he walked through the castle doors.

You were nothing to Vil at first. You had greeted him politely, dressed in the clothes your maids had put you in, and looked average; not ugly, but not outstanding. In the few days since his arrival, Vil only spoke to you when told to or if it would do him good for him. Vil would never outright tell you, but he has become quite interested in you. He hardly understood why he started to stare at you repeatedly more recently; perhaps it’s because you’re so unnoticeable that you were the star of the room.  What's worse is that even though you’re royalty, Vil's public image of being unreachable would be ruined if it were found that Vil purposely finds ways to be in your space. As I said earlier, Vil doesn’t talk to you much for the first few days, although he recently started visiting your room sometimes just to make sure you're doing the skin routine he made for you, because, in his words, “you’re royalty, you need to look decent at least.”

Vil doesn’t know what it is he feels for you; he loves you enough to care for your beauty himself, yet he hates how you do this to him… You are nobody compared to him. These conflicting emotions of his cause events such as the time when, during a welcome dinner in the kingdom, he unprompted walked up to you, said your makeup was horribly done, and proceeded to drag you to a room and order some servants to bring him some makeup supplies. After that day, Vil would always rudely point out something that was wrong with your makeup; most times, it was just an excuse as to why he needed to redo your makeup. To you —other than the fact he was obsessed with the most minuscule details of your look— He was fairly normal? You think? Like you know why people like him. He’s hot, he’s smart, and he has a great personality; even when he rudely tells you what is wrong with your look, he speaks the truth for the most part. You just don’t know why he noticed you? Other than being royalty, you don’t have as many outstanding things like Rook’s... everything, or Epel’s angel-like beauty, so it begs the question, why is he so fixated on being with you and making you perfect? Well……Vil doesn’t know either! It might be because you wear beautiful and expensive clothing, live in a beautiful nation,or because… for some reason, you are loved by others, something he always wanted. So, of course, you have to match the beauty of those things. Yes, yes, he does think you look decent the way you are, but he wants you to look as beautiful as him. Simple as that! Vil learned that he loves it when he gets to doll you up because not only does he get to touch you, but he gets to add small pieces to your outfit that are similar to his in some type of possessive manner; in which he’ll see you wearing a few minutes later and be disgusted with himself. The man wants to be yours so bad that he hates himself.

“Royal Potato, come here. I need to fix your makeup. Why do you have tarts?” Uhm, never mind. That stressed look of yours won’t do. How about we go to the spa tomorrow morning?”.... “Oh, you have plans with Jamil? My, you are such a people Pleaser. Going out with servants. Well, at least let me do your makeup then.”“Ugh, why can’t you and I have a moment alone without him always showing up? Our time together is already so limited.” Why the hell do I want you all to myself so badly?

Rook Hunt - Hunter

As a hunter of beauty, Rook Hunt, of course, was with Vil. What he didn’t predict, though, was officially meeting the person who made him as enamored with beauty as he is now. The first time he saw you was when he was working a hunting job for your parents. You were talking to a red-haired boy on a horse. You looked so majestic, he couldn’t help but stare. After a while, a green-haired man with glasses walked over with a tray of sweets, handing one to you. What a lucky two they were, getting to bask in your beauty up close! How he could only wish. But he knew better not to; he was covered in blood from his prey, and Rook doubts he could have restrained himself from killing the two and running away with you in his arms. From then on, any public appearance or when you were sleeping, he was in the crowd/window watching. Until he had met Vil. Rook decided to be with him and watch his journey on the path of beauty, sadly being away from you for longer than he wished. He mainly worked at the castle and visited you at any chance he got. That's when Vil so graciously invited him to Tagalog to the yearly festival in your kingdom as a guest. Rook went every year, but this was different; he was going to be staying at your home! He could hardly wait. The thing was that he didn’t believe he was going to talk to you, see you up close, tell you his name. He could only dream of doing that! As he wasn’t worthy. But as he was in the kitchen talking with Trey. (Thank god he did kill him back then, as he would have lost a great companion.)  Mid-conversation, you walk in with all that beautiful glory. You were surprised, not expecting a blond man to be sitting on the fridge all elegantly. You were just coming in to ask Trey to make tarts for you and Riddle. You interrupted their conversation, asking why the man was sitting on the fridge. Trey started trying to explain that it's just Rook doing Rook things. Oh, my! You noticed him! Stopping himself from squealing like the big fan girl he was. He had a big smile on his face as he introduced himself dramatically. You joined their conversation until the tarts were done. Saying goodbye and walking off, you bumped into Vil. Seeing his two favorite beauties, Rook said goodbye to Trey and went to watch you two in secret. After a while, Rook Hunt thought to himself, was he willing to share you with Vil? Maybe, maybe not. Oh well, looks like Vil finished your makeup. He can think about this later. Rook walked in as Vil finished up.

“Trickster, how extravagantly gorgeous you look.” You, being weirded out, walk back closer to Vil as you take your last step. A feminine southern voice can be heard yelling outside the room. “How sad, another man takes my fun time away from you.” Rook held out his hand for you to take. “Well, sal we, my lovely Trickster?” Je n'arrêterai pas de te chasser jusqu'à ce que tu saches à quel point je t'aime.

Epel Felmier - Vil’s “Student”

It's Epel’s first time here, and Vil decided this would be the perfect time to integrate more into high society. Epel’s from Harveston, a village in the north region of the nation of beauty, it's far into the snow desert, so high society isn’t really a thing to the people of Harveston. Which leads us to your first meeting with this man… hiding in the stables of horses Epel lets the tears roll down his cheeks as he curses out Vil and Rook and anything he can blame in a heavy southern accent, Epel didn’t want to be in Ramshackle, he didn’t want to be forced to learn “proper manners” and “way to speak”, he didn’t like that he was crying his eyes out in the stables at night instead of being a man and fighting Vil. In the middle of his thoughts, he pauses upon hearing footsteps.

You came to the Horse Stables to give the horses treats for all the labor they did for the festival, just to see the entrance unlocked. You turn to get a knight but stop when you hear crying from a dark corner with only the light purple hair being the see able thing. After a minute, the person realized you saw them and showed you their eyes. Are they a short girl? No, it's the boy Vil mentioned bringing with him! Epel tried to hide the redness caused by his crying, but no matter what he did, it was clear as day what he’d been doing. Expecting the worst, Epel stood up with his head down. Looking away in shame, he waited for her to yell at him for being in the stables at night, but instead looked at him with…understanding? That night, you told him about how you used to cry in the stables too, and eventually you two talked about life until falling asleep on some hay.

Fast forward to the present day, Epel was yelling at a servant that insulted you in his eyes. Ever since the night you two met, he’s been trying his hardest to seem like the man for you; after all, he doesn’t think that he’ll ever find someone like you again. That night, for the first time in a long while, Epel didn’t care about how manly he seemed, how tall he was, or how girlish he looked, and all that was because you didn’t care. You didn’t care about his accent or about how much of a man he was; all you did was sit and listen to him talk, and that was all he needed to fall. Epel constantly does anything he can to impress you, such as carving an apple into amazing art, his sword skills(he practiced with the knights), hell, he even asked Rook to teach him how to hunt just so he could show off his catch to you. Don't you see he can provide for your guy’s future family? Epel doesn’t like how the others act around you, especially when they act as if they know about you as he does. Of course, he knows he doesn't know everything about you, but what he does is that you are comfortable enough to share secrets and insecurities with him(He shared some of his, so you felt bad not sharing at least one). And that's all he cares about.

Riddle yaps about how beautiful, wonderful, and magnificent the Queendom of Roses is, so deciding to see what's so amazing about your sister nation, you visit, taking notes on each place you visit.

Heartslabyul: Based off Queensland(The queen of heart's nation)

Heartslabyul, also known as the Queendom of Roses, is a nation with a hunting history. Once dominating the world with sheer size alone, this Queendom is known for its love of cutting heads. Not too long ago, a woman titled the Queen of Hearts ruled this nation with a bloodied fist. The people of Heartslabyul were already used to the royals making strange rules/laws, but this woman took it in a direction none expected. Ten years, ten years of suffering under this woman's command, she had enough. A woman now known as the founder and original queen of the Lily Kingdom(Ramshackle, aka your place), but back 50 years, was known as the sister of the Queen of Hearts. Mirana secretly gathered a group of people to rise against her tyrannical sister: at first, the group started small with protests, messing up royal property, and gathering more people, but soon they started injuring knights, battling them with guns and other weapons in front of the castle. So... so many people died during these events that took place even before the war..... Blah blah blah. A few months into the increase of violence from both parties The red queen learned that her own sister was the leader of these Rebels; that was the start of the war... Mirana groups over the war made camps and weapons, turning from a rebellious group to a rebellious army. 7.5 million people died in the war, nicknamed the "Red Freedom" war. A year ago, one Queen Of Hearts died, Mirana taking the south of the nation, and the crown royal blood line for Heartslabyul switching to a distant cousin, to present day, where you're the heir to the throne your grandmama and countless people fought for.

Blood River: Based off Alice having to use heads in a river as stepping-stones

The Long River was dyed red by the amount of bodies that were dumped into it, even now (despite cleaning efforts), you could see a head, arm, leg, etc, float; along with a smell of rotten/decaying flesh. People who lived during its heyday say they can still smell the decay and see the lifeless eyes to this day.

Towns: Based off the character's houses Alice visited

In Heartslabyul, the Towns are named after colors of roses, for example, the western coastal town, White, or Pink, located in the eastern grasslands of Heartslabyul. These towns are usually small and populated and spread across the regions; some were once Rebel Camps, others were prisons.

The Red Port: Built after the Four-Wind peace treaty, which said that a port must be made along the Scar(The water that drags across the middle of four countries). In a few short days after the treaty, the Red Port was made, once a show of peaceful open doors into the Queendom is now a crime haven. Robbery, murder, illegal selling, you name the crime, it happened here.

Mushroom Forest: Based off Tulgey Wood Forest

This forest in the eastern region is not one of the trees but instead Giant Mushrooms! Legends have it that hidden in the forest are the secrets of magic, or that the fog that surrounds and fills the forest is actually a hallucinogen that the locals/natives/people of the mushrooms made for them to eat you, waiting until you get so high you are defenseless against their attacks. In reality, the soil of the place has special magic properties that cause a fog that can turn into drugs to get high, but only when mixed with other ingredients. To add to that, the soil gives the natives born there to have specialties or unique attributes that used to cause them a great deal of hatred in the olden days of the Queendom, some of which still exist to the present.    

The Wondering Mountains:

Relationship with the kingdom - The kingdom is located in the desert. The family of Al- Asim is great friends with yours. Having many parties together, helping each other in times of need, trading resources, and working together on many world-changing projects. Is some of the stuff the two families do. No matter how busy, if your family invited them or their family sent an invite. Both were always seen at any event of the other; because of that, you’ve gotten used to the crazy actions of the sunshine heir.

Kalim Al-Asim — Heir to the Al-Asim family 

Kalim was always dragging you around at every event since you could remember. Always having a smile on his face, Kalim is the nicest human you ever meet. Sometimes that is a weakness or his greatest strength. After all, for you, it’s hard to say no to that shining smile, but he is also clueless about the people around (aka Jamil). Anyway, Kalim is always taking you everywhere, to any party he hosts, you’re given the first invitation. He is with you, any chance he gets, so much so that people believe you're engaged or you should get engaged. As much as you love the kind man, just the sound of marrying him is exhausting. On another note, there is a room in your castle that is right next to your bedroom that’s just filled with gifts from him. Also, as much as a good friend he is, ever since you were a kid, you were forced to hangout with him and still are sometimes. It actually made you hate him for a while until you learned it was his parents who were responsible. It would usually follow two different  formats. The first one, you were playing with Jamil or another kid, then some adults and Kalim joined you guys. Kalim would be crying until he saw your face, then he’d run to you, saying something with a big smile, then drag you off somewhere. The second one usually happens when you would first walk into the family's home, two servants would bring you to Kalim, then anytime you would try to escape or go too far away from him, they would just grab you and bring you back to him, as per the orders of the family head. You hated it. It’s not like you didn’t enjoy being with Kalim; you just didn’t want to be forced to be with someone 24/7. Meanwhile, Kalim loved it; he loved the fact that he got to be with you without worrying about someone taking your attention, and he loved how people would talk about you two being engaged. One day it will be true. But he can’t help but want the day to come sooner. Maybe he could use his status as the heir to the Al-Asim family to make that happen sooner. Of course, he’ll wait until you're ready, he still can dream tho. Out of anything he loves the most is you, of course, dummy! He loves your laugh, your eyes, how you dress, your hugs, your lips…how he wants to kiss you! “Hey, Jewel! Do you like the parade? Come! Join me. Then, when the sun sets, we’ll go for a lovely carpet ride!” “I also got you a gift— Jamil?” “Uh, yeah, he’s here!” “Why does that matter tho? You're with me!” “Oh, you're just curious.” Do you love him? You shouldn’t! I mean, we’re meant for each other! Everyone else thinks so. So don’t go thinking of others when you’re with me. Got that? Now have some fun with your future husband! Jamil doesn’t matter.

Jamil Viper — servant under Kalim

Jamil Viper is a very close friend of yours. When you were tired from being with Kalim, he was like a breath of fresh air. Unlike Kalim, Jamil had a good head on his shoulders. You both had to deal with the go-lucky kid, that is, Kalim. Both of you would help each other out with making the experience a little easier. When Jamil had to cook food, you would join and help when you could. Especially when it came to Kalim’s surprise parties. You actually got dance lessons from Jamil, along with Kalim, when you were younger. Wanting to play with him, but he was busy cleaning, you would join… which turned into throwing soap and other cleaning products at each other.

Usually leading to Jamil getting scolded. You also comforted him when he was in need of it. You can’t even count how many times you two snuck out at night and played together, it was even more fun when he learned magic and did little shows for you! During the festival, you would assign many servants to Kalim so Jalim could worry less and have a little fun, getting the break he’s been needing. He is grateful for all you do for him. He loves you dearly, he is uncharacteristically happy, and thanks you for any type of help you give him. Surprising many people, after all, Jamil is known for being cold and hating when people help him. In fact, when someone would try to help him, he would brush them off, continuing what he was doing, or when they do help, the moment they mess up, he takes over and sends them away. Guess what! Jamil loves you! And he won’t let Kalim take you ever, or anyone for that matter. You would also  think that Kalim would be his greatest enemy, right? Well, that’s not the case! It’s in fact Jade! After all, the only thing Jamil has going for him that no one else has over him is his picture-perfect performance as a servant/butler. So what happens when someone who also has that skill shows up? He gets defensive. After all, that is the only thing he has above the rest. But the moment you asked Kalim where he was. At that moment, he knew he had nothing to worry about. Because, unlike everyone else who had to go to you, you were trying to go to him! He’ll just push Jade out of the way. It's not like he knows you that well; he didn’t know since you were five. Anytime a servant tries to do something for you, he has already done it. Asked them to bring some snacks, and he’s already setting a place full of food in front of you. Ask them to help clean up a mess, clean out the cleaning supplies, and work like there is no tomorrow. Asking them to help put on a piece of clothing you're having trouble with, don’t worry, he helps Kalim do it all the time. He is at your service! You always tell him he should be relaxing and enjoying the festival, not serving you. He is enjoying himself, though; he not only gets to be with you, but he can keep the others away. All while showing why he’s the best option for a husband. He is not the only one enjoying the situation because one hot day, you asked someone to bring a cold drink, and Jade and Jamil ran off to be the ones to get the drink. After a few minutes, all you hear outside your workroom is the two fighting, verbal and physical violence, the last thing you hear is Jade chuckling, then glass breaking, then the door opens. With Jade holding a half-empty glass and some fruit-smelling liquid on his shoes, with Jamil nowhere to be seen. Okay, that was off topic. Sorry. Get back on track, Jamil loves you simply as that. I like to think that he first caught feeling when you killed a bug for him. Who knew killing a bug would get you a guy worth fighting for!

Relationship with the kingdom — The wonderful kingdom of the sea. After the whole mermaid lady coming to land and marrying a dude happened. The sea kingdom has been making friends with every nation it can. Yours included. Despite the king and queen of the nation being known for always meaning well. Their people are known for being cunning, two-faced assholes. whose only motivation for doing anything is greed, or maybe that's just the business fishes. Actually, no. It’s probably just them.

Azul Ashengrotto - Representative

Ah, Azul. Where do I begin with him? Do you hate him or love him? You honestly don’t know. I mean, you know every person has flaws and goods, no matter the species. But this man. Oh, this man. Let’s start off with when you first met him. You were nine at the time. Your parents always forced you to greet the guests who would be staying at the castle for the festival. Azul was with his family. They own a famous restaurant under the sea and came to serve food from said place for the festival. He was much different from now; he was more anxious, friendly, and sad. But most importantly, he was cute! He had a cubby soft frame. Even back then, you had to resist the temptation to hug and squeeze him. You guys didn’t interact much. Usually only have short moments together. But now. My god! He wouldn’t leave you alone. Unlike back then, where he worked in the kitchen, now he was a representative of the sea kingdom. Being successful in climbing the ranks. He now has time to bombard you with deals, advice, and contacts that you should sign. (According to him)It annoyed you mostly because you didn’t know how to feel about him. He was terrible. But admirable at the same time. Working hard to climb to the top, never stopping, no matter what it takes. Even using people. You loved but hated that cunning smile where everyone always knew he was planning something, but never what. Hey! Guess what! Did you know that? Mindset is the same one he uses for you. Can you guess how many disgusting, vomit-inducing, ungodly worms he had stepped on just to be talking to you right now? To be able to walk through the door of your house and get to see you. No! No, you don’t. After all, you still insist on not signing the contract. Like, come on, my precious shining pearl. Sign the marriage contract! He worked so hard to be here before you. Hurting so many people. Just to be able to catch a glimpse of you again. In my personal opinion, dearest, I worked my ass off hard enough to be not just standing in front of you, kneeling at ur feet, but rather standing at your side as your rightful partner! As a child, I knew when I first saw you sitting on your father’s throne, even if you were just playing. I knew right then and there that I was meant to be in the other one. (Your mother’s throne.) So, excuse me rudeness but why is the one who should be kneeling kissing your feet? Standing right beside you? Aren’t you going to choose that leech over him, right? You cannot leave me. I refuse! So…please don’t go. Talk to me! Smile at me! Praise me! Not him

Jade Leech - Butler? 

Jade and you officially met two years ago. At first, you thought he was just an employee under Azul because he acted like the typical butler. But he isn’t. Jade is a picture-perfect butler in every aspect. Might you say one “hell of a butler”? (lol get it…pls laugh) until Azul mentioned his past with the twins and that Jade has always acted that way. You felt bad that you had just assumed he and his brother were servants and didn’t introduce yourself. Then Azul mentioned his last name. Your face fell in horror. You dropped what you were doing and started running to the twins' room. With Azul yelling for you. You knew the Leech family as they were famous for being related to the mafia, or so people believed. In fact, one time the Leeches asked for you to come to their son's birthday because they wanted to play with you, but your parents turned it down because your kingdom was dealing with important stuff. You finally made it to their room, knocking on the door. Jade answered shortly after. You then introduced yourself and apologized to him. With a laugh, he introduced himself to you, and that was the start of your guys' friendship. He is quite a lovely person to be around if you turn a blind eye to his weird habits. He would save you from Floyd, go on nature walks, and even help with your work. You liked having him at your side. He likes it too, of course. He was not really interested in you at first; he was mostly interested in the effect you had on his brother. He still remembers the day before their birthday when his parents sent an invitation to your family at Floyd’s command request, never had his brother had and still hasn’t thrown such a tantrum before after hearing that you weren’t coming. But now… now he knows why his brother was so upset because hell, does he want you. He wants you so bad that he doesn’t know if he could share with Floyd. It’s just the way you react to things, the way you dress, the way you struggle with some of your work, it’s just that you are so fascinating and beautiful. He doesn’t mind being a butler for you a bit longer as long as you make it worthwhile, and you make him yours at the end and not his brother. I don’t want to see my brother as a rival, but if he keeps clinging to you like that, he just might have to take you away sooner. The way he makes Azul feel just by standing next to you is just hilarious. Okay, just don’t be with his brother more than him. “Floyd, you might break their bones if you squeeze that tight”.

Floyd Leech - A Leech

Relationship with the kingdom — The two kingdoms were always at each other’s throats. It also didn’t help that your parents had a petty rivalry with the king and queen. In fact, it wasn’t until the first prince took over it that the relationship started to get better. So despite them being your neighbors, it’s their first time being here for the festival. Fun fact, sometimes the king and queen of the savanna will visit just to debate something with your parents. For some reason, their kids came along too.

Leona Kingscholar --- Prince

The afternoon had bright sun, the sky was clear, and the grass swayed with each gust of wind. A truly peaceful day if it wasn’t for the yelling that you could hear despite being outside the walls of the castle. Even as a six-year-old, you knew the verbal fight going on between the rulers was unreasonable. You were in the garden making flower crowns when a boy sat down under the tree a few steps behind you. His eyes were closed for two seconds, then he fell asleep. Finishing up the crown, you place it on his head laying next to him. Leona ran away from the “debate” just like you; he didn’t understand why they brought him along. Was it to learn? He didn’t know, but it meant he got to be away from home for a while, so he didn’t mind. Once the fight got passionate and Falena was too engrossed in taking notes, Leona slipped out. At the time when Leona decided he would stick around you, so if someone saw him, they would just think you two were playing together, he didn’t think it would turn into what it has become…

The guests were arriving, and as tradition, you went to the throne room to greet them. It was just the  princes and some workers from the Savanna coming because the current king is bedridden. Leona hoped you were happy to see him. He doesn’t show it, but he cares a lot for you. Why wouldn’t he? You saw him, not his brother; you ran around the castle with him, not his brother; you chose the second prince, not the crowned one. Leona finally had something that Falena could never have or take. He had you. Well, at least that was the case. With the work to fix your two kingdoms' relationships. Falena has been going to your kingdom a lot in recent which means he has come to talk with you more. One of the only advantages Leona had against him. And by god did this big cat get scared at the thought of you forgetting about him and choosing Falena. But all those thoughts disappeared when you happily skipped his brother and greeted him.

(Oh, so you do still love me? *Yawn* So I was just being an overthinking dumbass. *Hahaha!* Wait… where are you going? Ruggie, why are you talking to him? I’m right here. I’m all you need. So why are you talking to that gross mutt?)

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Ruggie Bucchi --- Worker for Leona

You never thought you would see him here with Leona and Falena. You would see him around almost everywhere you went, doing odd jobs. You don’t know him very well—Hell, you don’t even know his name.  He always waved at you when you walked by him, like you were an old friend, though. After a short while of being confused as to why he was in your house, as you weren’t informed of his coming for another job, you learn he’s working for Prince Leona. Perhaps another quick cash grab. You honestly respect him a lot.  Yeah, he’s not the most charming fellow, but he traveled across a land just because he heard about a job here with good pay. Ruggie does everything for survival, and you respect him for that. Still, you are a little weirded out by him as he treats you like he’s known you for as long as he's lived.

Ruggie always hated the rich; he saw them as dumb fools who only cared for themselves. You however? He kind of likes your idiocy. Like you really forgot, despite being famous, that just because you don’t know someone doesn’t mean they don’t know you. And for Ruggie, well, he feels like he’s known you for all the years he’s been suffering on this earth. He was always doing jobs around the castle to make some money. Ruggie remembers it all. At the age of Ten he learned through the maids' gossip how to act and who to surround yourself with.  Ages Eleven -- fourteen—he learned high society etiquette from watching the nobles at parties. He was a food server. With every chance Ruggie got to learn about you or how to get into your circle, he took it. Right now, he’s working for Leona, but that’s all part of his plan to get closer to you. Why? You may ask, why is he going through all this? Well, the first reason is clearly that he loves you. Second is when he marries you, He can't let himself be an embarrassment to you. What if he makes a mistake in public? As your husband, that mistake would also be put on your public image. He can’t let himself tarnish your reputation as the perfect person you are. (Ruggie’s happy that you love him enough to come welcome him back. He finally gets to talk to you face-to-face. Yay! Huh? Are you introducing yourself to that knight? You guys barely talked. Why are you moving on? Hey, I didn’t even get to tell you my name yet! Honey. Come on. You already made me work hard to get to this point in time. Do you really need to make me jealous too?)

Jack How --- Knight

You were shocked upon seeing the white wolf knight, as your kingdom had more than enough knights, so there was no reason for Jack to be here. You greeted the knight. Even from the hello, he was stiff, his eyes were constantly looking everywhere but at you. While he did keep his voice calm and clean, it was(at least from your view) obvious that he was nervous or excited. Jack told you that he was here as part of his training, so you offered to show him the knight’s training grounds, to which he accepted with his tail wagging a bit. Jack followed silently behind you, only saying a few words when you tried to make small talk with him…After showing him around the grounds, you decided to leave him alone to his own devices.

Vil fan-girls’ reactions to meeting him make so much more sense now. Jack had always been one for strength, not just physical but mental too, and you were his example of that. When Jack was around the age of ten, he was watching in the stands of the most famous duel championship in the Shaftlands. You were in (your weapon of choice) division, and after the arena was set for your weapon division jack was mesmerized by you. You were only a year older than him, yet the way you did hit after hit against your opponent, you won until your second round, when your opponent managed to hit a blow to a weak spot, winning that round.  Jack was pissed and angry, swearing up and down to Vil that the guy must have cheated, yet you smiled and didn’t falter, keeping your noble stance as you walked out of the arena, shocking Jack and most of the crowd. That was the day Jack learned what true strength was and the day he found his celebrity crush, a crush that he would have to this day.

Trey Clover --- Chef

Trey. You've known him since you were a little kid. Even though Trey was a commoner who worked at the local bakery, his family owned it. You met him at the age of eight. You were at a fair. The massive crowd, the blinding lights of the entertainment, and the overwhelming smell of all the different foods made even a tiny kid like you sit on a bench to take a break from it all. The queen and king were talking to others nearby. Eventually, they left without you noticing–running around and around in a panic until exhaustion caused you to sit on a new bench.  Looking at the ground on the verge of tears. After a while, a cupcake came into view. Staring at it, the person gestured for you to take it– you immediately started eating it. You looked up after hearing a chuckle and saw the person who gave you the cupcake. It was Trey. The days following, you visited the family bakery.

It came as a surprise at first when you decided to show up at the bakery. He came to like seeing you come over each day, and his parents didn’t mind because it boosted sales. Over time, Trey would fall in love. One sentence stuck with him over the years of your guy's friendship–when you said you wanted his food all the time. Trey laughed when he first heard you say that, but He liked that idea—no, he loved that idea. You only eat his cooking for the rest of your life. Oh, he can just imagine it! Him as your husband, cooking all your meals and taking care of you. While you run the kingdom. It was a fantasy he dwelt upon often. Trey thought everything was going well; you visited every day, and business was going well for his parents. All he had to do was wait, and eventually you’d be his. Until that day. The day you brought that redhead, for some reason, that was the first time he realized he’s not the only man in your life. That day was the one he decided he needed to work harder. On to the present day, Trey’s your personal chef, and even with all the time that's passed, some things never change. Like how Trey wants to be the only one to cook you food to the point that he can get almost as red as Riddle when he finds that you ate something that he did not make.

Riddle Roseheart --- Nobleman

Speaking of Riddle. He has been in your life since you were a fetus. You wouldn’t be surprised if your parents told you he was born in the castle. Because his mother is the royal doctor, he lives in the palace. You were the only person that his mother allowed to be with. So naturally, Riddle’s always been clingy, but a weird clingy. When you were kids, he would just either hold your hand or hug your arm, but as you guys got older, he just walked behind you, and any touch you make turns him into a blushing mess. In an attempt for him to make a new friend, you brought him with you to the Clover Baker, but it failed. Both he and Trey had an awkward tension between themself and the only thing Riddle seemed to make friends with was the strawberry tart.

Riddle is as strict with you as he is with himself. Having this redhead attached to your hip over the years had both pros and cons. You know more than you think you would have if you didn’t have his gray eyes staring you down every time you two studied. You also have a walking Wikipedia with you almost all the time, even if he scolds you every time you don’t know something. Even so, you walk on eggshells—not as much now since you've gotten used to the Rules. But the rules of the long-dead Red Queen follow your ghost in the form of Riddle. You don’t know if it's because your higher rank than him or you two are close, but at least the worst you got was a slap from him for breaking a rule, unlike the workers.

Riddle spends most of his time studying in the library; he would occasionally pick up books with the friends-to-lovers trope.  Imagining it was you and him—hopefully, soon, he wouldn’t have to imagine. Riddle at first was happy he finally got to be with another person instead of spending all day studying. It was just a child not wanting to lose that friend, but it turned into what he could only call love. Riddle wishes he could go back to holding your hand and clinging to you; however, it's not just improper for someone his age, but just a brush against your hand has him red. Riddle saw it in a research paper once: the more people spend together, the likelihood of them falling in love. (So, as he has been in your life since forever, he has the highest chance of being with you, especially if the person trying to steal your love is a disaster of a servant…Wait, why are you laughing with him!? Don’t you see your future husband right here waiting for you? No, don't act all worried for me now–asking what happened. You know why I’m red! You did it on purpose, didn’t you? You know what we're leaving.)

Deuce Spade --- Servant

You only meant Deuce a few weeks ago; he is a newbie trying to become a knight. As per the rules of your kingdom, knights must serve six months as a worker in the castle first. It seems he chose to be a cleaner. Your first run-in with him was when you slipped on the soapy water he spilled on the ground while trying to clean the windows. To say he freaked out is an understatement. Deuce squeaked out apologies in between voice cracks, all the while trying to help you up—only to then fall just like you. With a laugh, you asked his name. Which ceases his panic for a little while until he throws his head on the ground in a bow, getting his hair soaking wet, pleading for you not to report the accident to Riddle or Trey. A long minute later, you calmed down and his name. You occasionally see him around, and you wave and sometimes talk to him.  You eventually learn the reason he’s here is that he wants to make up for the past and make his mom proud while also bringing home money.

Deuce felt hurt, though perhaps it was a blessing in disguise that you don’t remember him; it gave a start over with you. He didn’t tell you the truth about why he’s working to be a knight; of course, what he did tell you was true, but it's not the main reason he chose to be a knight.  In your kingdom, when a kid commits minor offenses, they're sent to help the workers throughout the castle. With things such as cleaning the outside and inside walls, working with the animals, either with feeding or cleaning, and lastly carrying heavy stuff to a designated place. Deuce was treated a little differently than the rest, as he was to help with training the knights, aka he liked getting into fights, so why not the strongest people in the nation?) Or he was sent to clean inside, where he was under the eye of the head maid.  He got sent to you for punishment after he stole one of the horses, riding it around until he got mud on you. He would call it love at first sight; even if you were covered in mud, he just couldn’t take his eyes off you. You lightened up his entire life. That day, you just sent him home, saying you didn’t want to see him again. In spite of the fact that he wanted you in his sight all the time, he got in more trouble just so he could see you. He didn’t care if he got scolded, had to clean, or got injured as long as he got to see you. That was until he saw his mom cry; it made him rethink everything. He had to stop. But then what about you? Well, he could see you during public events…right? No, that's not enough. You were his favorite drug. It took a lot of thinking to get to where he is today. You were getting dragged away by Riddle; he still couldn’t wrap his head around how Riddle got that red and was still okay. Even though Deuce was upset, he knew he had no control over what Riddle could do.  That being said, at least he got to see the love of his life before having to deal with his roommate.

Ace Trappola --- Servant

You only met the bloody foul a week ago, yet you interacted with him a lot more than Deuce. Mainly because he keeps getting in trouble–in fact, your first meeting with him was because he got in trouble. The head maid got sick, so you were put in charge of selecting punishments for workers who get in trouble. Ace somehow cracked a statue. You originally were going to give him half of what his final punishment was, but his cocky, unremorseful face pissed you off, so you gave him the punishment of cleaning 100 windows, which he made his roommate do. Each punishment was met with either a badly done job or none at all. One of these punishments consisted of him brushing the new horse’s hair, which would be hard as the horse doesn’t like being touched.) When you went to check the horse stalls, he was nowhere to be seen, and the job was not done either. You spotted him under a nearby tree, sleeping. You didn't do anything too harsh, just made him smell bad, not your fault it got in his mouth.

When Ace heard the new punishment you gave him, he laughed. Ace found it hilarious that you keep trying to get him to do something. As he made his way down to the tree near the horse area, he was quick to fall asleep—and just as quick to wake up. It smelled bad; something was poured on him, and more so, it got in his mouth. That day Ace woke up to two things; You and horse shit. Every punishment from then on came with you glaring at him until he got the job done perfectly. Joke's on you, though Ace liked that.

Ace finally got to spend time with you, and Mr. strict-ass and cook couldn’t say anything. Ace would purposely go slower or act like he didn’t know what he was doing until you had to teach him by doing it yourself. Of course, he gets himself in more trouble to spend more time with you, and of course, once you two get together— once he's sure he has you.) He’ll actually listen to you and do the job right. You guys could also be partners in crime. Oh, doesn’t that sound like heaven! He bets you can’t wait just like him.

He is so caught up in his mind that he doesn’t notice someone dragging you away.

Cater Diamond --- Nobleman/ family Friend

Cater, oh Cater. He was the Bane of everyone's existence. Cater Diamond was a person who knew how to get you at his side and keep you there without force.

You met him when you were nine; he’s the son of your father’s best friend, a grand duke. Cater was a new light in your life, to say the least. He spent time not focusing on proper study but having fun instead. To many in the noble ranks, he was a breath of fresh air. Most would despise how he acted and talked; instead, though, he became a chill friend to everyone, well, almost everyone. You were drawn to him because each time, it would be something new. Cater wasn't clingy and sad like Riddle nor overly calm and careful like Trey. he just did whatever, whenever.

Cater really only hung out with you as a way to get away from his sisters. You were kind of boring, in all honesty. He did kind of like the control he had over you; unlike his mother and sisters, he could basically tell you to do this or that, and you would do it in a heartbeat. One thing that did annoy Cater to no end was that damn shortie that kept trying to take you away from him and even had the nerve to act as though it was him taking you away. Cater and Riddle would fight like Crazy around you about who gets to hang out with you. When you suggested you all play together, that acted as if you were crazy, so for a while, when they started fighting, you would go to Trey. When that didn’t work, you would go with Riddle when he was busy studying, then you would hang out with Cater and vice versa. Cater would often be at the castle—not even to play with you, he just did god knows what.) No more than a few years later would that change. The older you two got, the less time you had together. And Oh, Cater did not like that one bit. Mainly because over time, you two were away from each other, he realized how much he actually cared for you and how much others care for you.