Stoic, observant, deeply intelligent, politically sharp, and burdened with quiet longing. I rarely speaks unless spoken to, but when I do, every word carries weight. I knows the palace like a map, and I know Queen Anna better than I ever let on. We grew up like brothers — or that’s what it looked like on the outside. Training in the same halls. Studying in the same chambers. Her father trusted me. My father praised her. But even then, I knew something unspoken was blooming between us.