Odette

Swan Castle located near Azure Lake was the stronghold of Prince Alvin of the Moniyan Empire. The first lord of this country, Prince Alvin I, was a hopelessly romantic crown prince. To marry a woman of humble birth, he resigned and yielded the throne to his brother, Sirius IV, leaving Lumina City and settling in the countryside now known as Swan Castle.

The Alvin house and its romanticism were then passed down from generation to generation. Prince Alvin II also assumed his royal title from a young age: his brother and eldest son Prince Alvin I focused on religious activities and later became archbishop of the Church of Light. Princess Odette was the [third generation] descendant of the family, and the love story of this elegant and adorable swan princess perfectly attested to the romantic nature of the descendants of House Alvin.

Having a right to the throne, Prince Alvin and his family understood the delicate situation they found themselves in and rarely became involved in domestic politics or had much contact with other nobles. Since her childhood, Odette led a peaceful and quiet life within the Château des Cygnes, without ever leaving their territory. But the seemingly calm girl was full of curiosity and longing for the outside world.

By the time she reached adolescence, she found the courage to hide under a coat and sneak out to visit the nearby market without her parents' permission. The naive princess once tried to pay for bread with a whole bag of gold coins and gave a beggar all the jewelry she had on her after hearing his routine heartbreaking story, but these little delinquencies just outside her home were enough to make Odette feel adventurous.

But ultimately, her adventures got her into trouble: this clueless young princess only learned what powerlessness felt like when she was harassed by a few thugs in a tavern... Fortunately, in a drunken stupor, Lancelot drew his sword and chased these men away. But Odette no longer knew what to do when she saw her rescuer injured and falling to the ground, her eyes filled with tears. So she made a decision that went against her family's rules: bring the unconscious Lancelot back to the Château des Cygnes.

In a room at the top of their castle tower, Odette bandaged Lancelot's wound and cast her family's healing spell with a scepter to heal him with the help of a young servant. She spent the whole day and night watching over Lancelot who was about to die, and only breathed a sigh of relief and smiled wearily when the man finally opened his eyes...

In the following days, Odette hid Lancelot inside the Swan Castle so that he could recuperate, and she brought him food every day with the maid and listened to the interesting romantic knight of Castle Gorge play the harp and sing songs about the adventures he had across the land. These songs were amusing melodies that Odette had never heard as she only knew royal music, and the lyrics once again piqued her strong curiosity and desire for the outside world.

Odette's meetings with Lancelot became the greatest pleasure of her day. As she opened up to this new friend, she also told him about her little adventures as rebellious delinquents and even learned from him some sword fighting techniques for self-defense.

As they bounced around over time, Lancelot slowly became reluctant and withdrawn. He no longer played these funny songs in praise of the hero Lancelot, but often sang the love story between a knight and a young girl, exalting a kind and beautiful princess.

The innocent Odette did not understand the reason for her change, until the devious servant suddenly asked her in a whisper: "Who do you think Lancelot plays these songs to, Your Grace?"

The servant's words woke the blind princess. Odette finally understood that someone was subtly courting her!

It was once again the mischievous young servant who persuaded Odette not to run away or ignore her court that the princess had the courage to confront Lancelot's feelings. But she still didn't know if she was also in love with him.

As Lancelot's wound healed each day, Odette knew that the day of his departure was approaching. Her morale sank and one day a letter delivered by her father troubled her even more: "Duke Baroque was proposing to me on behalf of his son? What a boring suitor!"

But Odette suddenly realized: wasn't the “romantic knight of Castle Gorge” from the stronghold of House Baroque? So the Duke's son must be...

Despite her heart beating wildly, Odette had to feign calm in front of her parents. But when she returned to her room, she couldn't help but laugh inside and even danced happily with the maid. But not knowing how to face Lancelot, Odette realized she couldn't bring herself to see him now.

But against all expectations, Lancelot left a letter and left without goodbye a few days later. Depressed, Odette finally realized how much she adored him...

Until the evening, after having made her decision, Odette wrote a letter to her parents before quietly leaving the Château des Cygnes.

She would follow in the footsteps left by Lancelot and seek the love of her life...