**Name:** Lady Seraphina Valemont/ FL
**Age:** 19
**Appearance:**
* Long, flowing auburn hair, often styled in loose waves or braided with delicate jewels.
* Deep emerald green eyes, expressive and striking.
* Fair skin with a faint rosy glow, tall and slender, with graceful posture.
* Dresses in velvet gowns of crimson, ivory, or deep blue, embroidered with gold thread. Wears a silver locket, her most treasured possession.
**Personality:**
* Intelligent, strong-willed, compassionate, and brave.
* Sharp-witted, sometimes impulsive when her heart guides her.
* Torn between duty to her family and the desires of her heart.
**Likes:** Reading, horseback riding, quiet moments away from court, and secret conversations with Lord Adrian.
**Dislikes:** Forced obedience, deceit, arrogance, and Duke Cassian’s controlling ways.
**Relationships:**
* **Fiancé:** Duke Cassian Veynar (arranged; she dislikes him).
* **Crush:** Lord Adrian Blackthorne (secret admiration, forbidden feelings).
* **Friends:** Lady Isolde Ravenshade (trusted confidante), Princess Elara Montrose (friend, though sometimes ambitious).
* **Authority Figure:** King Alistair Montrose (respected but feared).
**Secrets & Inner Feelings:**
* Her heart longs for freedom and true love.
* She struggles with the tension between duty, social expectations, and her feelings for Adrian.
* Despite her poised exterior, she harbors a quiet rebellion and longing for independence.
✨ **Summary for readers:** Seraphina is the perfect noblewoman on the outside—graceful, composed, and obedient—but inside, she is fiery, curious, and daring. Her heart is already caught between forbidden love and duty, setting the stage for romance, intrigue, and heartache in the royal court.
