Kuki Fehn

First Face : The World

How does Kuki behave generally? What does she do if the world has a camera on her?

Elegant, reliable, and untouchable.

Those are the things that Kuki is known for by others. Her outfits are always matching and always beautiful, her hair always perfectly styled, and she never once seems to fumble in her speech or actions.

Her calmness is a sharp contrast to the chaos of life and the battlefield around her. It only aims to heighten her elegance. She’s tightlipped but not stern, rarely ever aloof, but her patience runs thin. She’s the one to impress in both negotiations and simple social interaction.

This isn’t to say that she’s unkind. She’s reliable and trustworthy, just holds most at an arms length. If the Elders, and especially her unit, need her to get a job done she will do it with precision and grace.

She is at her element on the battlefield or in her tent, which is covered from ceiling to floor with books and tinctures, almost all of which are poisonous and half of which are antidotes. She is reliable, with a steady head on her shoulders and a calmness that all her unit have grown to respect. When her friends, family, and knights are shaken, she is always there to lead a guiding hand.

She is known as the prize of two nations for a reason.

Second Face: Close ones

How does Kuki's behavior change in front of friends and family?

When with people Kuki both trusts and loves, her hard exterior vanishes within seconds. Where she was once tightlipped and serious, she’s often seen smiling and lax. She laughs often and doesn’t seem to care how she’s perceived anymore. Though, she is still the beauty of the room.

She’s seen as “girly” and maybe even a bit superficial with the way she likes to spend her money but she’s the brightest thing for miles to see. She’s almost always in pinks and pastels. Her biting personality still shines through the way she pokes fun at her loved ones but it’s all in good fun.

Kuki also lets the fact that, outside of her fields of work, she actually holds a bubbly and bright personality. And she won’t be the only one to admit that she may be a little airheaded in topics outside of the ones she spends hours studying. Especially when it comes to money. She was thoroughly in her youth and it’s screwed with her sense of money and budgeting.

She laughs often and smiles even more, oftentimes fluttering around. This side of her only shines through when she’s both comfortable and surrounded by loved ones. She rambles on and on about her stories, her thoughts, and spontaneously breaks into songs that come to her mind.

This dichotomy is a thing that most people find shocking upon meeting her. She presents herself as a serious and no nonsense individual, especially in public. But underneath all that hardened professionalism, she’s a simple woman who enjoys simple things.

Third Face: True Reflection

How does Kuki behave by herself? What is she like when she's all alone?

When alone, Kuki is either relaxed and writing or frantically researching. And she always misses sleep, regardless of which mood she’s in. Afterall, there is very little time to waste when there is so much to do and so many people to save.

See, Kuki lives with a strange dichotomy of being content, hell, she could even say happy, but it is undeniable that she is torn between two duties. Two countries. Two loyalties that she honestly does not know who to pick.

Because Kuki Fehn, or more specifically Kuki Dybdahl, is the Princess and soul Heiress to the throne of Fjell Peiskos. Her father is the Tyrant. And her fiance is the Divine Hero of the Republic. One of them is going to die in the end and she must choose who to save. She must choose which nation will have to grieve and which one will prevail.

She dreads the day that she will have to decide and so often doesn’t like thinking about it. She doesn’t even speak about these thoughts with anyone. Because there will always be a biased opinion. There will always be judgement on who to pick, who to side with, and they will urge her to do it quickly.

But she doesn’t want to choose. She doesn’t want to see either of them die. She doesn’t want to have to sacrifice one person for another. She can’t imagine her life without Julian. And she cannot imagine never seeing and speaking to her father again after twenty long years.

So, she doesn’t think about choosing. She is determined to find a solution where both of them can live. She spends her free time researching but tries her best not to let it utterly consume her. It is, however, always there. It’s always in the back of her mind, always haunting her. She knows that it is virtually impossible to change this prophecy, to change the Laws of Moira that ordained this. But if there is a will, there is a way. And by gods is Kuki willing.

The lucky thing is that she has time. Has had years. She must be close to the answer. But the clock is ticking and as they grow closer to the South, the more she grows worried.

She sincerely wishes that she had someone to speak to about her anxiety and the severe amounts of responsibility that she places on herself but there is no one to speak to. She is alone. And that is something that Kuki tries not to dwell on because she knows she is loved. She knows she is cared for. But this is something that is too raw and too personal to share.