Character Diary Entry: Solstice (#1) (Patreon)

Timeline: After the side-story game, "Love in The Trident"

Solstice Journal Entry:

"King Elio takes pride in being good at gift-giving. He’s always generous with birthday gifts, but it’s not just about the size or the price. He also makes sure every gift suits the person. Somehow, despite how busy he always is, he still finds time to get to know all of us workers in the castle. Every single one of us. He remembers our names, bits about our personal lives—what we like, what we don’t like.

A couple of months ago, it was Sakra’s birthday. He got her an incredible sword, the exact one she’s been eyeing since her first sword training session. And then there’s Silas. He gave him an apron and took him out for a full-course meal to that fancy place in The Trident he’s been talking about for ages!

He really does make us feel seen… and important.

But I never expected him to be this generous to me!

A trip to Norlyria? With him?! I mean—King Elio loves to joke around, but he wouldn’t lie about something like this. He knew how much I wanted to visit Norlyria. I even started saving for the trip myself, but it’s just so expensive! And now… he’s taking me there.

It’s still about a month away, but ever since he told me that, I haven’t been able to sleep or do my job without giggling from too much excitement! I keep thinking about it. The streets, those dreamy Norlyrian men, the weather, the food… everything! I still can’t believe it’s real."