Siival was adopted at a young age by Pavella, who he on forth considered his mother. Originally he wasn't really meant to become the new heir of Zharv, as he had no real connection to Qynos, aside him being his mother's husband. Theygot along fine, but Qynos and him didn't really have that strong of a bong. Perhaps it was more complarable to a loose family member, rather thna a parent. Siival honestly didn't mind, Qynos though polite and alright wasn't exactly his type of company. he much prefered the softer and warmer presence of his mother, whereas Qynos could feel a bit harsh and rough.
From a young age, he knew that Pavella's time was limited,but she did a wonderful job of preparing him and taking care and bonding with him while she was there. Before Pavella's passing, Qynos pulled them both aside, explaining that he was planning to make Siival the first in line to be his next heir. It was something that came as a surprise for Siival completely, though it seemed like Qynos had brought it up to Pavella before. In said discussion they had a long and thorough talk about Siivals plans for the future, one he would have without Pavella. Pavella and Qynos both talked of the environment of the race for the throne, what it all meant and what challenges would lie ahead. Qynos was quite okay if Siival did not want the throne, he just seemed to think Siival would do the best with the position, but understood it was a rough path. He didn't believe Siival would be ready for it for a long time, but that if he wanted it, they needed to figure that out now so that Qynos could train him. Pavella was concerned and very vocal about Siival's own personal wants and desires. The decision was hard for Siival, unsure of what to do with it. It would be a challenge, but here he was offered a chance to make the future of Zharv better, to help continue to impliment the ideashis mothers had fought for, to fix the inequalities he saw. But was he strong enough? Both of them seemed to think so, but very much also left room for him to back out - in fact Qynos seemed almost indifferent about it, insisting he and Pavella jsut settled on something that made him happy. In the end, Siival took on the responsibility, deciding that perhaps this would be all of his life and take up all of him, but that it was a worthy and important cause to him.
Training began soon after and Siival did his best, balancing his duties as well as spending time with Pavella, who's health declined. A ray of warmth - she shone on him to the veyr end, coloring his grief with several shades of content and happiness that he needed. It actually helped a lot to be with Qynos, a man who related and understood, but who didn't stay in the past. Together they celebrated her memory, bonded over their training and their love for her.
Everything was going quite well. Siival was fully trained and put in charge of taking over the kingdom slowly. Nothing seemed to be an issue, that was until Qynos seemed to catch affection for Bastio. At the start, Siival was really pleased to see Qynos finding someone he bonded so well with, someone who seemed like such a positive influence. It went so well until-- it didn't. In a blink of an eye, Bastio was gone and Qynos seemed to unravel in odd ways. When they spend time together, he was still the man Siival knew and appreciated, but somethign changed. What had been a quirky hobby like hunting, took up more an dmore of Qynos' mind. Siival couldn't quite grasp it, tried to bring it up, but Qynos didn't seem to have an issue with it. How do you fix someone who didn't want to be fixed? Was it an issue? Qynos was a man who worked behind curtains, his self always sort of distanced from Siival. Siival did the best he could to take over, to let Qynos to his own things and make sure that the Nation of Zharv was taken for in return.
THough manageable, Siival has grown exhausted from the toxic envronment and the hard work. he cares a lot and he tries his best, often being a bit too hard on himself when he cna't meet his expectations. Being a ruler is really hard.