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Childhood

Asmund was born December 8 as the second twin prince of the Kingdom of Helkaldt to parents King Erik and Queen Ingrid of Helkaldt. As young children, Asmund and his twin brother, Emil, were extremely close and were pretty much never seen without the other. However, Emil suffered from a curse that he had struggled with since birth that slowly freezes his body from the inside out if he isn't kept warm at all times.

One day when the twins were 6, they were playing around the castle when they got trapped alone inside the kitchen pantry after the door prop slipped out of place and the two children too weak to open the heavy door. After a short time, Emil's curse started kicking in since there was no heat source in the pantry, and his little body slowly began freezing; his skin becoming deathly pale and his hands turning blue. Asmund desperately tried to call for help and open the door, but no one was going to be in the kitchen until dinner prep, which wasn't for another hour or so. Asmund had seen his parents use fire magic to warm up Emil several times before, so in his despiration to save his brother, he attempted to use fire magic himself. Unfortunately, since he was so inexperienced and didn't have a magic pen to control the magic, the fire he made went out of control, burning the entire left side of Emil's body, as well as Asmund's palms, in the process. They were found soon after when castle staff heard their screaming and they were quickly whisked away to the castle doctor for treatment. Emil was left with permanent scars on the left side of his body, arm, neck and cheek, while Asmund was left with scarring on his palms and no longer has feeling in either of his hands for the most part.

Since that incident, their parents banned the twins from being around each other, unless it was for official royal family business, claiming it was for their own good. After that, Asmund grew up generally alone, only seeing his parents and brother on very rare occasions, so he spent a lot of his time reading the books in the castle library when he wasn't at lessons with the royal teacher. He made friends with the castle staff, who were all significantly older than him, so he now speaks in a very polite old-man-like manner. Because of this, he comes across as mature for his age, but he's still naive when it comes to real world friendships and relationships.

School Days

When they were 16, Asmund and Emil both received invitation carriages to the prestigious Royal Sword Academy, requesting they attend the school. Their parents were reluctant to let them go, but eventually gave in since the school was one of the most highly recommended schools for young mages and since many royal students attended, the security there was among the best in the world. King Erik pulled Asmund aside as the twins were getting ready to depart to tell him that it was his responsibility to keep Emil safe and if anything happened to him again, Asmund was to be held completely responsible. Despite the anxiety growing in his stomach from his father's words, Asmund was still thrilled to attend Royal Sword Academy, since he had never been off of castle grounds and had always dreamed of getting to see the world.

At the sorting ceremonies, Asmund and Emil were sorted into the Snærheim dorm, which was founded after the sisters who brought back summer. Asmund was thrilled to be sorted into the same dorm as his brother, determined to fix their relationship and become friends again. Unfortunately, things could never be that simple. He was too nervous to approach his brother and his social skills were very lacking from growing up in isolation, with only the much older servants as his only companions, so he had no idea how to approach people he wanted to be friends with either. His manner of speech and lack of knowledge about modern "teenager topics" set him apart from his peers and made him an easy target for teasing. Near the end of his first year, he met a group of second years who took him under their wing. Unfortunately, their intentions for befriending him were far less than pure. They realized pretty quickly that he was desperate for friends and would do just about anything to make them happy, so they used that to their advantage. They would use him as an errand boy, have him carry their books/bags to class, play pranks on him to laugh at his reactions, etc. This kept up all the way through to his second year, until his classmate, Nestor "Nes" Thnetos stepped in and Asmund was able to realize that they weren't really his friends (see: relationships - Nestor "Nes" Thnetos for more info).

Since his enrollment at Royal Sword Academy, Asmund took it upon himself to start researching cures for his brother's curse more fervently. He originally was a part of the Equestrian Club, but when the Supernatural Research Club was formed by Nes Thnetos during their second year, Asmund joined it in hopes that there were resources there to help with his curse research (see: relationships - Nestor "Nes" Thnetos for more info). Throughout his research into ways to break a curse and lessons in Ancient Curses classes, one common theme that seemed to pop up was the power of love; more specifically, "true love's kiss". Asmund figured it was at least worth a shot and set out on a mission to find Emil's "true love". He started with trying to set Emil up with his friend, Rielle Casmarian, and when that didn't work, he tried to enlist Rielle's help in figuring out Emil's type. Rielle declined, not wanting to cross any boundaries with Emil, and Asmund continued the search on his own. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Asmund, Emil's curse was escalating at a catastrophic rate, rendering him unable to attend classes most days. When Asmund did find out about it, he was overtaken with worry and guilt. He tried to speak to his brother, but Emil refused to leave his room or see him, leading to Asmund forcing his way into his room. The following fight that ensued between them would lead to disastrous consequences.

Emil's Overblot

In the midst of their fight, Emil began to use magic to try to keep Asmund away, which he knew was a bad idea considering his condition, but his despiration to not be seen in such a weak state outweighed his logic. Blot accumulated more quickly than it usually would in him, but by the time either of them could realize what was happening, it was too late. Emil overblotted and a huge explosion of ice and snow covered the entire Snærheim dorm. Asmund was knocked unconscious in the blast and Emil barricaded himself inside a thick dome of ice.

When Asmund came to, he was in the infirmary with Nes at his side. The entire dorm had been evacuated and emergency blot specialists had been dispatched. Asmund ran back to the dorm, despite Nes' protests, determined to save his brother or die trying. He caught security personnel off-guard and managed to get into the dorm, with Nes coming along. Nes stopped Asmund along the way and tried to convince him into waiting for the proper authorities, since it was incredibly dangerous and he didn't want Asmund to get hurt. The two argued, but Asmund refused to budge on his determination, so Nes eventually relented with the condition that would accompany him. The two boys made their way through the snow storm together until they were able to reach Emil's dome. The only way to break through the ice without risking the entire thing coming down on Emil would be to use fire magic, so Asmund overcame his fears of fire magic and the two of them used fire to melt a hole through it, just large enough for someone to get in. Asmund insisted that Nes stay behind just in case things got bad, which resulted in another argument. Nes eventually reluctantly agreed to stay behind after making Asmund promise him that he won't do anything reckless enough to get himself killed. And with that, Asmund set off to go save Emil.