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* BerserkButton: Doing anything bad to Aria will generally emit a violent reaction from him.
** Lohan in general, especially when he's flirting with Aria.
** Lohan in general, especially when he's flirting with Aria.
* AmazonChaser: Openly admits to liking women who are strong-willed and kick ass. He finds Aria to be attractive for that reason, even though he knows better than to pine after Asher's lover, and it's implied [[spoiler:that his feelings for Isis were a bit complicated; while he couldn't condone her treacherous actions against her country, he did like the way she asserted herself and would have pursued her if it weren't for the coup and his friendship with Asher.]]
* TheCharmer: Zigzagged. He can play the part of TheCasanova, but usually only when it's necessary, such as [[spoiler:during the coup. He charms both Isis and Mielle enough that they're completely unaware of how fishy the entire operation is until it's too late.]] Otherwise, he's usually restrained around women, unless it's with Aria, because he knows that it pushes Asher's buttons.
* TheCharmer: Zigzagged. He can play the part of TheCasanova, but usually only when it's necessary, such as [[spoiler:during the coup. He charms both Isis and Mielle enough that they're completely unaware of how fishy the entire operation is until it's too late.]] Otherwise, he's usually restrained around women, unless it's with Aria, because he knows that it pushes Asher's buttons.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: His dynamic with Asher.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: His dynamic with Asher. Lohan loves to troll Asher and flirt with Aria in front of him to get a reaction, while Asher threatens to start a war every time Lohan pisses him off. However, it was Lohan who saved Asher when he was nearly killed and transported to Croa, and the two of them worked very well together. [[spoiler:during the coup attempt by the Aristocratic Party]].
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* Bifauxnen: Her hair is cut short, and wears pants rather than dresses. She looks so much like a mini version of Asher that even readers will get confused whether she's a boy or a girl. It's deliberate on Lippe's part, since she's the future Crown Princess and has to look and act the part.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: She's the responsible sibling to Bliss's foolish sibling. She's way more dutiful than Bliss, and usually has to clean up her messes.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: She's the responsible sibling to Bliss's foolish sibling. She's way more dutiful than Bliss, and usually has to clean up her messes.
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* Bifauxnen: {{Bifauxnen}}: Her hair is cut short, and she wears pants rather than dresses. She looks so much like a mini version of Asher that even readers will get confused whether she's a boy or a girl. It's deliberate on Lippe's part, since she's the future Crown Princess and has to look and act the part.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: She's the responsible sibling to Bliss's foolish sibling. She's way more dutiful than Bliss, and usually has to clean up after her messes.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: She's the responsible sibling to Bliss's foolish sibling. She's way more dutiful than Bliss, and usually has to clean up after her messes.
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* Foil: To Tiaran. Both are newcomers to the castle and wish to prove themselves and advance their careers. However, Ruby is way too loyal to Aria and wants to monopolize all of her attention, to the point where she even sees Aria's children as a threat to her plans, whereas Tiaran is still loyal to her home village and is reluctant to reveal the secrets of the healing spring until Aria threatens her into it.
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* Foil: {{Foil}}: To Tiaran. Both are newcomers to the castle and wish to prove themselves and advance their careers. However, Ruby is way too loyal to Aria and wants to monopolize all of her attention, to the point where she even sees Aria's children as a threat to her plans, whereas Tiaran is still loyal to her home village and is reluctant to reveal the secrets of the healing spring until Aria threatens her into it.
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* Foil: To Ruby. Both are newcomers to the castle and wish to prove themselves and advance their careers. However, Tiaran is still loyal to her home village and is reluctant to reveal the secrets of the healing spring until Aria threatens her into it, whereas Ruby is way too loyal to Aria and wants to monopolize all of her attention, to the point where she even sees Aria's children as a threat to her plans.
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* Foil: {{Foil}}: To Ruby. Both are newcomers to the castle and wish to prove themselves and advance their careers. However, Tiaran is still loyal to her home village and is reluctant to reveal the secrets of the healing spring until Aria threatens her into it, whereas Ruby is way too loyal to Aria and wants to monopolize all of her attention, to the point where she even sees Aria's children as a threat to her plans.
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* Foil: To Tiaran. Both are newcomers to the castle and wish to prove themselves and advance their careers. However, Ruby is way too loyal to Aria and wants to monopolize all of her attention, to the point where she even sees Aria's children as a threat to her plans, whereas Tiaran is still loyal to her home village and is reluctant to reveal the secrets of the healing spring until Aria threatens her into it.
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An commoner official who's a scholarship student from Aria's academy.
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* ConflictingLoyalty: On one hand, she's greatly dedicated to her job at the castle, and desperately wants to prove herself to her higher-ups. On the other hand, her village's secret healing spring is something that she cannot reveal to anyone, even to the Emperor. Until Aria gets wind of it and makes Tiaran go get some of it for Bliss.
* Foil: To Ruby. Both are newcomers to the castle and wish to prove themselves and advance their careers. However, Tiaran is still loyal to her home village and is reluctant to reveal the secrets of the healing spring until Aria threatens her into it, whereas Ruby is way too loyal to Aria and wants to monopolize all of her attention, to the point where she even sees Aria's children as a threat to her plans.
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An commoner official who's a scholarship student from Aria's academy.
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* ConflictingLoyalty: On one hand, she's greatly dedicated to her job at the castle, and desperately wants to prove herself to her higher-ups. On the other hand, her village's secret healing spring is something that she cannot reveal to anyone, even to the Emperor. Until Aria gets wind of it and makes Tiaran go get some of it for Bliss.
* Foil: To Ruby. Both are newcomers to the castle and wish to prove themselves and advance their careers. However, Tiaran is still loyal to her home village and is reluctant to reveal the secrets of the healing spring until Aria threatens her into it, whereas Ruby is way too loyal to Aria and wants to monopolize all of her attention, to the point where she even sees Aria's children as a threat to her plans.
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!Epilogue only characters
[[folder: Bliss Franz]]
A little girl that appears in the imperial palace one day and is the center of the epilogue's first major story. [[spoiler: Aria and Asher's future daughter.]]
[[folder: Bliss Franz]]
A little girl that appears in the imperial palace one day and is the center of the epilogue's first major story. [[spoiler: Aria and Asher's future daughter.]]
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!Epilogue only characters
characters '''***SPOILERS UNMARKED***'''
[[folder:Bliss Franz]]
Bliss]]
A little girl that appears in the imperial palace one day and is the center of theepilogue's first major story. [[spoiler: epilogue. Aria and Asher's future daughter.]]daughter and Lippe's twin sister.
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: She travels to just before Asher's coronation day to prevent a disaster befalling her mother. [[spoiler:Said event is Aria gravely being injured during her birth, which Bliss holds herself responsible for.]]
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: She got the "parental combo" type and can thus teleport ''and'' travel through time.
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* RedOniBlueOni: Red oni to Lippe's blue oni. She's excitable, enthusiastic, and cheerful, in contrast to Lippe's calmer, quieter personality.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: She travels to just before Asher's coronation day to prevent a disaster befalling
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: She got the "parental combo" type and can thus teleport ''and'' travel through time. She shares this power with her twin sister, Lippe.
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[[folder: Ruby]]
Aria's new personal maid after Annie leaves the palace.
Aria's new personal maid after Annie leaves the palace.
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Aria's new personal maid after Annie leaves the palace.
A mysterious girl who appears to know Bliss. Aria and Asher's future daughter and Bliss's twin sister.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: She appears professional, if detached. But her ill-treatment of Bliss is what triggers her to go back in time to [[spoiler: prevent her own birth.]]
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: She appears professional, if detached. But FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: She's the responsible sibling to Bliss's foolish sibling. She's way more dutiful than Bliss, and usually has to clean up her ill-treatment of messes.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue oni to Bliss's red oni. She's calm, responsible, and more reserved than Blissis what triggers is.
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: She got the "parental combo" type and can thus teleport ''and'' travel through time. She shares this power with herto go back in time to [[spoiler: prevent her own birth.]] twin sister, Bliss.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue oni to Bliss's red oni. She's calm, responsible, and more reserved than Bliss
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: She got the "parental combo" type and can thus teleport ''and'' travel through time. She shares this power with her
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Aria's new personal maid after Annie leaves the palace.
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* AttentionWhore: Her whole motivation behind torturing poor Bliss (both in the present and the future) is that she wants all of Aria's attention on her rather than on her children.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She appears professional, if detached. But her ill-treatment of Bliss is what triggers her to go back in time to prevent her own birth.
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* NeverMyFault: Her main resort when something goes wrong. Mielle loves to blame others for her failures, and tries to make herself look like the victim. [[spoiler:After accidentally poisoning her brother, however, she becomes aware that she is a "bad girl", but by that point it's too late for her to redeem herself.]]
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* NeverMyFault: Her main resort when something goes wrong. Mielle loves to blame others for her failures, and tries to make herself look like the victim. [[spoiler:After accidentally poisoning her brother, however, she becomes aware that she is a "bad girl", but by that point it's too late for her to redeem herself.]]
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* UngratefulBastard: Mielle makes no effort to come to Emma's defense [[spoiler:when Berry confesses that Emma forced her to poison Aria]], with Aria noting how Mielle is too much of a coward to aid the woman who raised her from infancy. [[spoiler:This becomes a pattern with Mielle the more she's defeated by Aria; she's willing to throw her loved ones under the bus to further her own goals. This leads Mielle into shoving her father down the stairs; blackmailing Isis into helping her escape from house arrest; and trying to poison her guardian (Annie) when she had enough of being a maid.]]
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* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: [[spoiler:They attempt to overthrow the royal family with the Kingdom of Croa's help, but it was just a ruse created by Asher and Cora's king, Lohan, to catch the Aristocratic Party in the act. Everyone directly involved in the coup are captured and executed except for Mielle and Cain.]]
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* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:Aria doesn't just want her dead, she wants to reverse the feeling of betrayal she herself felt when she realized Mielle had been setting her up all along. After the story's climax when Mielle has lost her position but is still alive, she's forced to work as Aria's maid and unlike her brother is completely unable to adapt. Aria takes advantage of Mielle's unstable mental state to earn her trust and genuine adoration, only to encourage her to try to kill Annie. After Mielle's plan fails "completely by accident" wink wink, Aria reveals to herself quietly that she had been undermining her all along and was just setting her up for the worst death she could think of. Mielle is completely horrified and infuriated by this final betrayal, just as Aria had intended.]]
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* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:Aria Aria doesn't just want her dead, she wants to reverse the feeling of betrayal she herself felt when she realized Mielle had been setting her up all along. After [[spoiler:After the story's climax when climax, Mielle has lost her position but become a commoner, and is still alive, she's forced to work as Aria's maid and unlike maid. Unlike her brother brother, she is completely unable to adapt. Aria takes advantage of Mielle's unstable mental state to earn her trust and genuine adoration, only to encourage her to try to and kill her guardian, Annie. After Mielle's plan fails "completely by accident" wink wink, Mielle fatally poisons her brother instead, Aria reveals to herself quietly Mielle in prison that she had been undermining her all along and was just setting her Mielle up for the worst death she could think of. Mielle is completely horrified and infuriated by this final betrayal, just as Aria had intended.]]
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* CrazyJealousGuy: As Aria gets older and physically matures, Cain's disturbing crush on her becomes an obsession and he frequently explodes at the idea of Aria having any male attention or being engaged. Sometimes this helps Aria, such as when she needs a supporter for her plan against Emma, and sometimes it's something she needs to fend off.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:After being spared from execution for treason thanks to Carin, he is forced to serve the imperial palace as a page boy ridiculous outfit and all. While most mock his fall from grace, Cain actually repents, making an effort to be a better person. Unfortunately, Aria sets him up to be poisoned by Mielle when she tries to target Annie (and Aria by extension) and dies believing his sister killed him like his father.]]
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:After being spared from execution for treason thanks to Carin, he is forced to serve the imperial palace as a page boy ridiculous outfit and all. While most mock his fall from grace, Cain actually repents, making an effort to be a better person. Unfortunately, Aria sets him up to be poisoned by Mielle when she tries to target Annie (and Aria by extension) and dies believing his sister killed him like his father.]]
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* CrazyJealousGuy: As Aria gets older and physically matures, Cain's disturbing crush on her becomes an obsession and he obsession. He frequently explodes at the idea of Aria having any male attention or being engaged. Sometimes this helps Aria, such as engaged to anyone that isn't worthy. Everyone else finds Cain's behavior strange at most, though Aria does find it helpful at times, like when she needs a supporter Cain fends off other marriage proposals for her plan against Emma, and sometimes it's something she needs to fend off.
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:After being spared from execution for treason thanks to Carin, he is forced to serve the imperial palace as a page boy ridiculous outfit and all. While most mock his fall from grace, Cain is actuallyrepents, making an effort humbled by the experience, working hard to be a better person.pay for his father's nursing home and his debts. Unfortunately, Aria sets him up to be poisoned by Mielle when she tries to target Annie (and Aria by extension) and dies believing his sister killed him like his father.]]
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:After being spared from execution for treason thanks to Carin, he is forced to serve the imperial palace as a page boy ridiculous outfit and all. While most mock his fall from grace, Cain is actually
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* UpperClassTwit: Not as bad as his father was, at first. He's mostly just a typical arrogant heir. [[spoiler:When he does get his chance to be the new Count, he immediately tries to exert his authority on everyone in the house and recklessly takes on all of his father's duties on his own. When he has the "rebel army" housed at his mansion, however, the expenses he spends feeding their bottomless needs drains the family coffers, leaving the family penniless when he's arrested for treason.]]
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* UpperClassTwit: Not as bad as his father was, at first. He's mostly just a typical arrogant heir. [[spoiler:When he does get gets his chance to be the new Count, he immediately tries to exert his authority on everyone in the house and recklessly takes on all of his father's duties on his own. When he has the "rebel army" housed at his mansion, however, the expenses he spends from feeding their the army's bottomless needs drains the family coffers, leaving the family penniless when he's arrested for treason.]]
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[[folder: Isis Frederick]]
!!Isis Frederick
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Oscar's sister and Asher's original fiancé. She is a leader of the Aristocratic party, and mentors Mielle in the art of looking down on people lower than them. In the first timeline she succeeds in marrying Asher and taking his power away from him. Because of Aria, however, Isis has a harder time securing power in the second timeline.
!!Isis Frederick
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Oscar's sister and Asher's original fiancé. She is a leader of the Aristocratic party, and mentors Mielle in the art of looking down on people lower than them. In the first timeline she succeeds in marrying Asher and taking his power away from him. Because of Aria, however, Isis has a harder time securing power in the second timeline.
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!!Isis Frederick
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Oscar's sister
The nobility of Aria's country are split into three categories: the Pro-Crown Prince faction, the neutral faction, and
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: She is attracted to Asher's good looks and wants to marry him to become empress. He on the other hand is thoroughly repulsed by her.
* AlasPoorVillain: By the end of the story, Isis has become the ButtMonkey of high society. [[spoiler:She lost her engagement with Asher, putting the Aristocratic Party in a difficult spot, and her coup against the country failed, leading to her execution. Isis still acts haughty and vain until the last moments of her life, when she asks what will happen to her brother Oscar. Once she finds out he will live, Isis realizes she no longer feels resentment or anger, just relief that Oscar will be spared.]]
* AlphaBitch: The main queen of high society, with Mielle as an understudy.
* TheChessmaster: Has shades of this. She engineered Asher's downfall in the first timeline, [[spoiler:and the coup in the second timeline]]. However, once you analyze the plans Isis makes, it becomes clear that there are holes that can be exploited. [[spoiler:The coup involved getting engaged to King Lohan and his attendants in order to invade the capital. However, Isis was unaware that Lohan was deceiving her, and that some elements in the plan, like the seals of approval, were faked.]] Aria notes that the only reason Isis was able to get away with her plans was because she had the power and backing of her family and political supporters. Once those went away, Isis didn't have much left in her arsenal.
* AlasPoorVillain: By the end of the story, Isis has become the ButtMonkey of high society. [[spoiler:She lost her engagement with Asher, putting the Aristocratic Party in a difficult spot, and her coup against the country failed, leading to her execution. Isis still acts haughty and vain until the last moments of her life, when she asks what will happen to her brother Oscar. Once she finds out he will live, Isis realizes she no longer feels resentment or anger, just relief that Oscar will be spared.]]
* AlphaBitch: The main queen of high society, with Mielle as an understudy.
* TheChessmaster: Has shades of this. She engineered Asher's downfall in the first timeline, [[spoiler:and the coup in the second timeline]]. However, once you analyze the plans Isis makes, it becomes clear that there are holes that can be exploited. [[spoiler:The coup involved getting engaged to King Lohan and his attendants in order to invade the capital. However, Isis was unaware that Lohan was deceiving her, and that some elements in the plan, like the seals of approval, were faked.]] Aria notes that the only reason Isis was able to get away with her plans was because she had the power and backing of her family and political supporters. Once those went away, Isis didn't have much left in her arsenal.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: She is attracted to Asher's good looks and wants to marry him to become empress. He on AristocratsAreEvil: They are the other hand is thoroughly repulsed by her.
* AlasPoorVillain: By the endworst of the story, Isis has become the ButtMonkey of high society. [[spoiler:She lost her engagement nobility, hoarding money while looking down on others with Asher, putting the Aristocratic Party in a difficult spot, and her coup against the country failed, leading to her execution. Isis still acts haughty and vain until the last moments of her life, when she asks what will happen to her brother Oscar. Once she finds out he will live, Isis realizes she no longer feels resentment or anger, just relief that Oscar will be spared.]]
* AlphaBitch: The main queen of high society, with Mielle as an understudy.dirty blood.
*TheChessmaster: Has shades of this. She engineered Asher's downfall in the first timeline, [[spoiler:and the coup in the second timeline]]. However, once you analyze the plans OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: They're trying to become this by having Isis makes, it becomes clear that there are holes that can be exploited. [[spoiler:The coup involved getting engaged marry Asher. Mostly they just want to King Lohan and his attendants in order to invade the capital. However, Isis was unaware that Lohan was deceiving her, and that some elements in the plan, like the seals of approval, were faked.]] Aria notes that the only reason Isis was able to get away with her plans was because she had the gain more power and backing of her family wealth, but no one within the party trusts one another and political supporters. Once those went away, Isis didn't have much left will turn their backs on their leaders if they don't see results.
* UpperClassTwit: Most everyone inher arsenal.the party is made up of them, [[IdleRich wasting their money away on their own desires]] while making the lives of the commoners worse.
* AlasPoorVillain: By the end
* AlphaBitch: The main queen of high society, with Mielle as an understudy.
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* UpperClassTwit: Most everyone in
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[[folder: Oscar Frederick]]
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Mielle's fiancé and Isis' brother. Aria had a crush on him in the past, but puts it aside for the sake of her revenge. He is not that powerful compared to the rest of his family.
!!Oscar Frederick
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Mielle's fiancé and Isis' brother. Aria had a crush on him in the past, but puts it aside for the sake of her revenge. He is not that powerful compared to the rest of his family.
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[[folder: Oscar Isis Frederick]]
!!Oscar !!Isis Frederick
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Oscar's sister andIsis' brother. Aria had Asher's original fiancé. She is a crush on him leader of the Aristocratic party, and mentors Mielle in the past, but puts it aside for art of looking down on people lower than them. In the sake first timeline she succeeds in marrying Asher and taking his power away from him. Because of her revenge. He is not that powerful compared to Aria, however, Isis has a harder time securing power in the rest of his family. second timeline.
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* AllLovingHero: He has a kind heart that wishes to aid anyone that needs it.
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:After he tried in vain to convince his family to not commit treason and is locked away for speaking up, upon being rescued, he proceeds to speak testimony against them, sealing their fate.]]
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Downplayed; he's a good guy, but he has a soft spot for Aria mostly because he believes she's helpless against her family. As he's also defenseless against his family, Oscar can only sympathize and wish he could help her. [[spoiler:He discovers he's painfully wrong as he watches Aria coldly watch his sister's execution from the crowd as a commoner, but it's too late for him to anything but silently wish her well]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Has this attitude once Prince Asher officially courts Aria, and when he betrays his family after the coup's failure. He genuinely wants the best for Aria, but is too powerless to really help her.
* TokenGoodTeammate: One of the few good people among the high aristocracy [[spoiler:and is ultimately the only member of his family to survive although he is reduced to a commoner.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:After he tried in vain to convince his family to not commit treason and is locked away for speaking up, upon being rescued, he proceeds to speak testimony against them, sealing their fate.]]
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Downplayed; he's a good guy, but he has a soft spot for Aria mostly because he believes she's helpless against her family. As he's also defenseless against his family, Oscar can only sympathize and wish he could help her. [[spoiler:He discovers he's painfully wrong as he watches Aria coldly watch his sister's execution from the crowd as a commoner, but it's too late for him to anything but silently wish her well]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Has this attitude once Prince Asher officially courts Aria, and when he betrays his family after the coup's failure. He genuinely wants the best for Aria, but is too powerless to really help her.
* TokenGoodTeammate: One of the few good people among the high aristocracy [[spoiler:and is ultimately the only member of his family to survive although he is reduced to a commoner.]]
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* AllLovingHero: He AbhorrentAdmirer: She is attracted to Asher's good looks and wants to marry him to become empress. He, on the other hand, is thoroughly repulsed by her and her family.
* AlasPoorVillain: By the end of the story, Isis hasa kind heart that wishes to aid anyone that needs it.
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:After he triedbecome the ButtMonkey of high society. [[spoiler:She lost her engagement with Asher, putting the Aristocratic Party in vain to convince his family to not commit treason a difficult spot, and is locked away for speaking up, upon being rescued, he proceeds to speak testimony her coup against them, sealing their fate.the country failed, leading to her execution. Isis still acts haughty and vain until the last moments of her life, when she asks what will happen to her brother Oscar. Once she finds out he will live, Isis realizes she no longer feels resentment or anger, just relief that Oscar will be spared.]]
*InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Downplayed; he's a good guy, but he has a soft spot for Aria mostly because he believes she's helpless against her family. As he's also defenseless against his family, Oscar can only sympathize and wish he could help her. [[spoiler:He discovers he's painfully wrong as he watches Aria coldly watch his sister's execution from the crowd as a commoner, but it's too late for him to anything but silently wish her well]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Has this attitude once Prince Asher officially courts Aria, and when he betrays his family after the coup's failure. He genuinely wants the best for Aria, but is too powerless to really help her.
* TokenGoodTeammate: OneAlphaBitch: The main queen of the few good people among the high aristocracy society, with Mielle as an understudy.
* TheChessmaster: Has shades of this. She engineered Asher's downfall in the first timeline, [[spoiler:andis ultimately the coup in the second timeline]]. However, once you analyze the plans Isis makes, it becomes clear that there are holes that can be exploited. [[spoiler:The coup involved getting engaged to King Lohan and his attendants in order to invade the capital. However, Isis was unaware that Lohan was deceiving her, and that some elements in the plan, like the seals of approval, were faked.]] Aria notes that the only member reason Isis was able to get away with her plans was because she had the power and backing of his her family to survive although he is reduced to a commoner.]]and political supporters. Once those went away, Isis didn't have much left in her arsenal.
* AlasPoorVillain: By the end of the story, Isis has
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:After he tried
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Has this attitude once Prince Asher officially courts Aria, and when he betrays his family after the coup's failure. He genuinely wants the best for Aria, but is too powerless to really help her.
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* TheChessmaster: Has shades of this. She engineered Asher's downfall in the first timeline, [[spoiler:and
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!Kingdom of Croa
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!! King Lohan of Croa
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The king of the neighboring country. While he acts flippant and carefree, he is a very capable ruler. He and Asher have a complicated relationship.
[[folder: Lohan]]
!! King Lohan of Croa
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The king of the neighboring country. While he acts flippant and carefree, he is a very capable ruler. He and Asher have a complicated relationship.
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!! King Lohan of Croa
!!Oscar Frederick
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The king of
Mielle's fiancé and Isis' brother. Aria had a crush on him in the
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* TheGadfly: Loves to provoke people that he really shouldn't push. He flirts with Aria whenever he gets the chance to get a reaction out of Asher, and [[StealthInsult pokes holes in Isis' plans]] whenever he's with her.
* VitriolicBestBuds: His dynamic with Asher.
* VitriolicBestBuds: His dynamic with Asher.
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* TheGadfly: Loves to provoke people AllLovingHero: He has a kind heart that wishes to aid anyone that needs it.
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:After hereally shouldn't push. He flirts with Aria whenever he gets the chance tried in vain to get a reaction out of Asher, convince his family to not commit treason and [[StealthInsult pokes holes in Isis' plans]] whenever is locked away for speaking up, upon being rescued, he proceeds to speak testimony against them, sealing their fate.]]
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Downplayed; he'swith her.
a good guy, but he has a soft spot for Aria mostly because he believes she's helpless against her family. As he's also defenseless against his family, Oscar can only sympathize and wish he could help her. [[spoiler:He discovers he's painfully wrong as he watches Aria coldly watch his sister's execution from the crowd as a commoner, but it's too late for him to anything but silently wish her well]].
*VitriolicBestBuds: His dynamic with Asher.IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Has this attitude once Prince Asher officially courts Aria, and when he betrays his family after the coup's failure. He genuinely wants the best for Aria, but is too powerless to really help her.
* TokenGoodTeammate: One of the few good people among the high aristocracy [[spoiler:and is ultimately the only member of his family to survive although he is reduced to a commoner.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:After he
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Downplayed; he's
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* TokenGoodTeammate: One of the few good people among the high aristocracy [[spoiler:and is ultimately the only member of his family to survive although he is reduced to a commoner.]]
!Kingdom of Croa
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!!King Lohan of Croa
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cd0d96c0966c9d5a69b2c0b72406af98.jpg]]
The king of the neighboring country. While he acts flippant and carefree, he is a very capable ruler. He and Asher have a complicated relationship.
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* TheGadfly: Loves to provoke people that he really shouldn't push. He flirts with Aria whenever he gets the chance to get a reaction out of Asher, and [[StealthInsult pokes holes in Isis' plans]] whenever he's with her.
* VitriolicBestBuds: His dynamic with Asher.
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[[folder: Lohan]]
!!King Lohan of Croa
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cd0d96c0966c9d5a69b2c0b72406af98.jpg]]
The king of the neighboring country. While he acts flippant and carefree, he is a very capable ruler. He and Asher have a complicated relationship.
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* TheGadfly: Loves to provoke people that he really shouldn't push. He flirts with Aria whenever he gets the chance to get a reaction out of Asher, and [[StealthInsult pokes holes in Isis' plans]] whenever he's with her.
* VitriolicBestBuds: His dynamic with Asher.
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!! Viscountess Sarah Loren / [[spoiler:Marquess Sarah Vincent]]
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* LikeFatherLikeSon: Despite his best efforts, Cain is not all that different from his father, both in attitude and when it comes to Aria. Both have trouble accepting help from others, preferring to do things themselves, and both lust for women of lower status.
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:After being spared from execution for treason thanks to Carin, he is forced to serve the imperial palace as a page boy ridiculous outfit and all. While most mock his fall from grace, Cain actually repents, making an effort to be a better person. Unfortunately, Aria sets him up to be poisoned by Mielle when she tries to target Annie (and Aria by extension) and dies believing his sister killed him like his father.]]
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Despite his best efforts, Cain is not all that different from his father, both in attitude and when it comes to Aria. Both have trouble accepting help from others, preferring to do things themselves, and both lust for women of lower status. [[spoiler:They are also both attacked by Mielle, although Cain was accidentally poisoned instead of deliberately targeted like his father; also unlike his father, he does not survive.]]
* UpperClassTwit: Not as bad as his father was, at first. He's mostly just a typical arrogant heir. [[spoiler:When he does get his chance to be the new Count, he immediately tries to exert his authority on everyone in the house and recklessly takes on all of his father's duties on his own. When he has the "rebel army" housed at his mansion, however, the expenses he spends feeding their bottomless needs drains the family coffers, leaving the family penniless when he's arrested for treason.]]
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Despite his best efforts, Cain is not all that different from his father, both in attitude and when it comes to Aria. Both have trouble accepting help from others, preferring to do things themselves, and both lust for women of lower status. [[spoiler:They are also both attacked by Mielle, although Cain was accidentally poisoned instead of deliberately targeted like his father; also unlike his father, he does not survive.]]
* UpperClassTwit: Not as bad as his father was, at first. He's mostly just a typical arrogant heir. [[spoiler:When he does get his chance to be the new Count, he immediately tries to exert his authority on everyone in the house and recklessly takes on all of his father's duties on his own. When he has the "rebel army" housed at his mansion, however, the expenses he spends feeding their bottomless needs drains the family coffers, leaving the family penniless when he's arrested for treason.]]
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* UndyingLoyalty: She's very loyal to Aria.
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* UndyingLoyalty: She's very loyal to Aria.
Aria. So much so that she's willing to drink all of Aria's teas after the latter is "poisoned", twice.
