you know i always love to hear about whats going on with soleil over here if youve got anything <333 but if not… maybe like ignatius?? whats goin on with him
I honestly need to put more thought into Soleil. She's still happy and likes to spread cheer around with people, and likes women. A bit of a voracious reader thanks to her mom. Though she kinda... sucks... at magic, though she's a bit better at it than some of the other people around the group hi physical guys.
I'll definitely need to discuss this with my co-creator to flesh her out more, but as an enjoyer of soleil her impact on the group is still There it's just that her backstory is just. she was raised lovingly by her father and mother and makes jokes about things and is very, very oblivious to the girls with a crush on her. (she does still flirt it's just in a heirs of fate way and she's very oblivious to her own crush #autism)
now, IGNATIUS. I can talk about him a bit. :3
(got long. under cut.)
see, Ignatius is one of the three kids (with Sophie and Percy) that were sent out to try and bring Kana and Dwyer (and their group) back to Xander for some purpose. They do not actually know the real purpose. because percy ran off before Siegbert was able to fully inform him Oops. Ignatius is friends with Percy and Sophie! This is all fun and fine!
Ignatius, alongside Sophie, are immediately doubtful upon seeing the kids but are loyal to their parents and have to be swayed via chatter. He's also a bit easily scared so hearing that kana can turn into a dragon followed by it Happening does convince him. But he does his best anyway!!
... so then it's like... he's friends with... sophie, daughter of beruka (a retainer), and percy, son of elise's retainers.... and he's just the son of two border guards. how the hell did he end up at the castle.
Well, well well! when he was young, he and his parents were out in the town. He got a bit nervous about some of the crowds so he went off to hang out near the edge of the forest. This was where he met a VERY young percy, crying his eyes out. This was then also followed by Sophie, who was still super bad at expressing herself at the time, worried out of her mind because she was supposed to be babysitting percy.
The three of them have a fun time playing at the edge of the woods for a long time until their parents all come by looking for THEM, worried. And the three of them introduced themselves to each other and, due to really liking each other, promising they'll try to meet up again!!
It doesn't really happen. Not for a while. But Ignatius always goes out to the edge of town to stare at the castle, where he knows they are. And Charlotte is especially encouraging him to try and go ask about that knight's daughter, but he really doesn't like that pressure, so he resists... up until there's a tournament to be held!
People are getting antsy at the lack of war, and Xander thought a good way to let some of that energy out is to have a tournament. And those who impress him might get some type of reward.
Charlotte is like omgggg you should do this. Benny also agreed. And Ignatius just kind of wishes he had a chance to see his royal-adjacent friends again. So, he agrees, and he goes.
And he does very, very well. He's good at armored combat, and not many of the others participating are good against it. Not even Sophie.
Sophie, who sees him and goes IGGY???
So after that tournament is concluded, Sophie and Ignatius excitedly meet back up, and Percy is also there (he was forbidden from participating in the tournament.) Ignatius, even if he DIDN'T place well, is invited a spot on the knight's crew with Sophie. And Ignatius is hesitant because he LIKES being with the border guard crew, with his dad. But... well, some part of him also thinks of his mom, and the pressure that comes with wanting some more money. And he kinda hates that he's thinking about that!
But he also wants to be with these friends again. So he accepts.
And he has a very nice time being with them.
... skip forward some time later after the whole capturing kana and dwyer debacle, and suddenly they're a PART of that group, and Ignatius is nervous but trying his best not to be. And even more so when a group of thieves attack where they're trying to sleep for the night. Hi nina's crew. But after that situation is smoothed over, they have a whole lot more people traveling with them.
The one person other than Sophie who tries to comfort him about this... is the nina thief oc, Fenrir.
Hi. Yeah Fenrir is Ignatius' thief boyfriend, the type of guy Ignatius' needs: not concerned about royal life at all, able to comfort him in a way he understands... and also magically strong.
no, the characters do not know these are their flags in the slightest. sophie is NOT going to call herself demisexual poly lesbian and asugi isn't going around saying he uses any pronouns and is arogay.
