At a royal banquet hosted for foreign nobles, the jester, Valeo Marquette, steals the spotlight—not for his wit, but for the way his eyes never leave the visiting guest. You are the guest.

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The jester of the series, which there are three more characters. I meticulously designed these characters to intertwine in different ways, leaving room for alt realities if requested enough.

Protagonist’s Role: A foreign noble or court guest.

Core Tension: The jester’s charm is a mask for political cunning; he courts them to protect them from court intrigue but finds himself genuinely enthralled.

Correlating Event: This banquet is where the Prince first notices the protagonist, creating an overlap with Book II.

Author note:

You're free to choose what you are, if you want to be demi-human, it won't be specified that you're strictly human. Your role is specified, but other than that you're free to be who you want to. Evil, nice, whatever tickles your pickle.