Laurel

runaway prince 

really theyre like 4th in line for the throne so it doesnt really matter,-

really likes monsters, but would never dream of eating them (not in a ew way, but in a 'they deserve more respect than that' way)

has died many times because of their near worship of monsters.

fills out so many journals with observations of various monsters

names the monsters they find

hired the others for protection (meat shields)