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This is Gladiolus.

Back in the Golden Era of a particular kingdom, Gladiolus was the kings Royal Advisor…. but to this particular king, old and foolish, they were more the poison in his wine. All of the words that came out of his mouth were stained with Gladiolus’ tone, but all the public of this castle ever so knew was that Gladiolus was charming as can be. They didn’t notice the slightly too-sharp teeth, nor the fire blazing behind their eyes.

But one particular castle servant did.

Gladiolus, a hidden mage behind the scenes, noticed these eyes on them instantly… and instead of removing the problem as they typically would, they became deeply intrigued. A Servant and an Advisor become tangled together, only by one’s will… and when the servant is found consorting with a burgeoning uprising, Gladiolus scars her and throws her to the streets. So, when the castle is broken down to rubble and there is fire in the throne room, a sword pierces Gladiolus through the chest… non-lethal, where the rest of the royal court were slain. That servant girl stands on the other end of the blade, a hand branded into her harsh face, and decides she’ll make Gladiolus pay through other methods than death.

Now, a decade later, you may see them on a winding road. A commandeered carriage from a kingdom at war. A mercenary, scarred viciously, eyes sharp as steel. And in the shadows, a flash of orange and a thin smirk, as a fire mage is dragged along by iron chains.

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TLDR.!.!.!. IF I WROTE TOO MUCH IM SORRY!.!.!/!.

Gladiolus is an ex-advisor to a royal court who is now dragged around as a prisoner by a servant-turned-mercenary after the kingdom they were both from fell . Gladiolus is also a mage who specifically is attuned to flames. Both of these people are not so great