Rinea

Rinea is a noblewoman from an impoverished Rigelian noble house. Despite her family's lower rank in the nobility, Rinea's beauty and charm won over Berkut, the nephew to Emperor Rudolf. The two first met at a royal ball where Berkut stumbled upon her as she began to leave. The two chatted and eventually he offered to dance with her, beginning their romance. As Emperor Rudolf's nephew, Berkut was the only known blood relative of Rudolf, thus making him the likely successor to the Rigelian Empire. Though she felt that she lacked the adequate nobility rank to be the potential future Empress of Rigel, Berkut assured her that she was worthy. Rinea is first introduced when Alm's forces storm Zofia Castle where Berkut was stationed. Rinea showed no interest in the battle as she detested violence. Berkut was content to sitting back and watching the battle unfold with her at his side. While uncomfortable around most strangers, Rinea still tries to put up a pleasant and polite front. She seems to feel a lot of pressure to be an "acceptable" fiancee to Berkut, even though she dislikes public life. She often frets a lot about her choice of words and being what is considered appropriate in her department. Being the daughter of a minor Rigelian noble family that is not well-off, financially or in social standing, her discomfort with court life is exacerbated. She does, however, love to dance, and also enjoys nature and being outdoors. While typically fairly soft-spoken, if Rinea has an opportunity to talk about something she likes, she will become much more animated and verbose, a trait she is rather ashamed of. The whole ordeal of war is as uncomfortable and alien to her as court life, but she sticks it out to stay by Berkut's side. He's the only person she opens up to, and conversely, Rinea is the only person Berkut opens up to.