maria's very first crush was marth! though she moved on from her puppy crush on him largely before ever coming to garreg mach, hahaha

since she was imprisoned in castle deil at a very young age, and when she was even younger than that her whole world revolved around her brother and sister, i don't think she ever had a crush before she was freed! but after that? a brave and charming prince and his army show up one day to free the princess from the tower? it sounds like something straight out of a fairytale!

he's the first new important figure in her life in a long time, but he's also easy to get along with and very clearly a kind person -- plus he's cute! maria in game makes mention of thinking he's dashing and wanting to see him again. he's the one who saved her and he's someone that her sister trusted to do so -- he's such an overwhelmingly shiny existence to a girl with stars in her eyes, and that part at least never really ends; it just changes