Thorne's Links
Growing up, Bryn was who I would have called my dearest friend. Despite his duty as my retainer, we had a much closer friendship outside of all of those...formalities. I felt like he was the only one who really saw me for who I truly was, rather than just Sylvaria's heir. He's a gentle, selfless man, with the purest heart of any that I've met before. Admittedly, it took me a while to understand what my true feelings were for him. Now, I'm happy to call him my husband. I would have never been able to imagine myself as Sylvaria's king before— but I don't think there's anything I wouldn't do now, if it meant that I could spend the rest of my days with him. I can rest easy.
My relationship with Annalise is complicated. She was my fiancé in a marriage arranged by my family, and intended to only use me to seize control of Sylvaria... I am just glad that things turned out the way that they did, and that I was able to help her see how she herself was being manipulated. We can both rule our countries in peace now, despite all that happened before.
Thorne. At first he was a brat, knew nothing about the world and cared about nothing besides getting out of his tower. How he has grown. He is a fine young man. Wiser, kinder, less oblivious. I consider him a brother, and I will always be there for him and his family if he ever needed it.