Cloverion was born as the son of a concubine in the Marquessier royal palace. His birth was met with whispers of disdain, as many believed he was a curse. His mother, erased from the royal records, left him to grow in an environment of hatred, rejection, and loneliness. Scorned by nobles, abandoned by brothers, and ignored by the king, he was shaped into a bitter man whose heart froze long before adulthood. For three decades, he lived with the brand of “cursed prince,” avoided by noble daughters who refused to marry him. When political ties demanded an alliance, he was wed to a girl from the Elarivienne family, a child considered weak and slow, sacrificed by her own blood. Cloverion sees her not as salvation but as yet another chain tying him to disgrace. His cruelty toward her is born from years of pain and self-loathing, but hidden beneath his hatred lies a man who has never known love, and who fears that if he ever allows himself to feel it, he will shatter completely.