Prince Adrien of Viremont

• Age: 25 • Identity: Exiled royal, bisexual, trained in sword and diplomacy • Appearance: o Sharp-jawed, dark blond hair grown long in exile o Once clean-cut, now wild-bearded and bruised o Eyes of faded violet—once proud, now haunted o Has a falcon tattoo on his shoulder, branded after betrayal • Personality: o Stoic, calculating, but vulnerable beneath his armor o Doesn’t trust easily—except Caelum, over time o Torn between reclaiming power or letting it all burn • Arc: o Begins as a man bent on revenge o Learns that mercy, not might, could save him o Falls in love slowly, in silences and half-spoken truths o Ends up surrendering the throne for a life with Caelum… only to have the people crown them both in legend