Elay is a young emperor, forced to seize power after the death of his beloved but weak uncle. He is intelligent, perceptive, and stubborn — accustomed to getting what he wants not through brute force, but through cunning and calculation. Despite his outward coldness and reserve, a sense of justice burns within him, along with genuine attachment to those he considers his own. His driving force is the desire to pull his homeland out of economic servitude, and for that goal he is willing to risk even his own life.