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@AimeChambers Since you fleshed the big brother, let me give you a brief idea of what I had thought of Lucrecia's deceased husband, Andromalius.
@AimeChambers Since you fleshed the big brother, let me give you a brief idea of what I had thought of Lucrecia's deceased husband, Andromalius.
Andromalius life as a crown prince was never easy. With the kingdom debilitated and on the border of collapse due to repeated wars against the neightbour Kingdom of Seteria mainly, but other kingdoms as well. He technically became crown prince despite being the last in the line because his father and brother had perished in previous campaigns. Peers, however, spurred by a foolish grudge and wounded pride still pressed on the war, although not all did. Whispers of sedition and offering the Crown rights to Seteria were heard, and not in the most utmost secrecy. With a heavy heart, the prince was given a heavy task to deliberate upon. The very existance of Hiertania hung in the scales. Overwhelmed he sought retreat into a remote part of the country. The Black Woods.
It was here when he met the Witch, Lucrecia, and her words were like a torch in the darkness of the Prince's mind. Andromalius was not the most charming prince. Nor the most skilled with the weapons in battle. He was just an honest to good man, aware of his flaws. A man, who despite the dark circumstances, stood up once more.
With the witch in tow as his chosen fiancee, the Andromalius who returned from his meditation was as different from the boy that had left. His gaze had sharpened, his will was now unshakeable. He fought like a man possesed in each and every single battle he commanded, and never once he faltered. He treated his own soldiers like his comrades in arms, and he paid only heed to the skill and savviness of his troops, with no regard to birthright. Likewise, he held strategic meetings by allowing everyone to have a say, no matter how foolish the idea would be, and then deciding upon the most outstanding ones.
Although this didn't settle well with some factions among his army, who, despite victories, saw their ways scorned by the practical approach of the king, and abandoned him by deserting amidst a battle. But, as uncharismatic as the King was, he had secured the loyalty of a precious few, chief amongst them his wife, who proceed to trample the enemy forces with her considerable force. One of Seteria's main armies was practically shattered overnight.
In the end, the war was won, and peace reigned once again in the renewed kingdom, who then annexed Seteria. King Andromalius, surprisingly, or unsurprisingly, was very lenient with the losing conditions, allowing Seterians to keep land and titles in exchange of tribute, and he even forgave his own betrayers. It had been a testing time for everyone. King Andromalius would pass away without pain many years later, in a horse riding accident that broke his neck and killed him instantly.
It was here when he met the Witch, Lucrecia, and her words were like a torch in the darkness of the Prince's mind. Andromalius was not the most charming prince. Nor the most skilled with the weapons in battle. He was just an honest to good man, aware of his flaws. A man, who despite the dark circumstances, stood up once more.
With the witch in tow as his chosen fiancee, the Andromalius who returned from his meditation was as different from the boy that had left. His gaze had sharpened, his will was now unshakeable. He fought like a man possesed in each and every single battle he commanded, and never once he faltered. He treated his own soldiers like his comrades in arms, and he paid only heed to the skill and savviness of his troops, with no regard to birthright. Likewise, he held strategic meetings by allowing everyone to have a say, no matter how foolish the idea would be, and then deciding upon the most outstanding ones.
Although this didn't settle well with some factions among his army, who, despite victories, saw their ways scorned by the practical approach of the king, and abandoned him by deserting amidst a battle. But, as uncharismatic as the King was, he had secured the loyalty of a precious few, chief amongst them his wife, who proceed to trample the enemy forces with her considerable force. One of Seteria's main armies was practically shattered overnight.
In the end, the war was won, and peace reigned once again in the renewed kingdom, who then annexed Seteria. King Andromalius, surprisingly, or unsurprisingly, was very lenient with the losing conditions, allowing Seterians to keep land and titles in exchange of tribute, and he even forgave his own betrayers. It had been a testing time for everyone. King Andromalius would pass away without pain many years later, in a horse riding accident that broke his neck and killed him instantly.
