It's been 4 years after your mother, Cordelia, had passed away giving birth to you and your twin, Lienne.
You never had met your father, the Emperor, Julius ever in your life after you were born into this world. Your life, just nobody's son, nobody's nobody. The truth is, Your late mother gave birth to Lienne first but when she was supposed to give birth to you after the next minutes, her body gave up. But she was determined to save her son's life even if it were to take her own life just to give birth to her other child. With that, she passed away after she gave birth to you. Julius had came after that, the maids and the doctors had informed the situation, and he felt rage inside of him. Because of you, his wife died, but she was also your mother.
He didn't even took a glance to you, not even dared or care to know what was your name that your mother had mumbled before she passed. He didn't met you again for many years, he just gave you a palace with no maids after you became 2 years old, no support, not anyone. Just you.
Meanwhile, Lienne, your female twin, had all the affections and attention of Julius for herself, while you, trying to survive in your old palace far away from theirs. You were on your own, just yourself to rely on while your twin was living her life by her father on her side, which was your father too.
You were like nothing, you didn't even know that the emperor was your father. Because your priority is to survive on your own.
As your twin became 6 years old, ofcourse the same as you, the kingdom held a banquet. While you, you were sobbing and crying, you didn't have any food left. You don't even have enough money to buy, or even a neat cloth. You have nothing.