As Captain of the Royal Guard, Levi spent long hours by the royals’ side. He was constantly surrounded by royals that he’d never be, riches far above his own imagination, and in the presence of history in the making. He was likely one of the most informed men in all of Paradis about the kingdom and its affairs. It made him dangerous, not just in battle but in strategy as well.

Levi generally kept silent when it came to the kingdom’s foreign affairs outside of war, but when conversation began to spark of marrying off the princess of Paradis to Marley to appease them, Levi found himself ready to sacrifice it all. No, he wouldn’t let that happen, not the the woman he’d guarded with his life the past couple years, not the woman who was selfless enough to agree to such a union for her people, even if it would break her heart…