Lia

King Branson (father)

Queen Regheena (mother)

Walther (brother, deceased)

Greta (sister-in-law, deceased)

Bryn (brother)

Regan (brother)

Lady Cloris (aunt)

Lady Bernette (aunt)

"*It can take years to mold a dream. It only takes a fraction of a second for it to be shattered."*

**Princess Arabella Celestine Idris Jezelia**, commonly called **"Lia,"** is the Princess and First Daughter of Morrighan. She is 17 years old in The Kiss of Deception. In Beauty of Darkness, she becomes Queen of Venda. In Dance of Thieves, she gives birth to her first child - Aster, whom she has with her husband Rafe, King of Dalbreck.

## Appearance

Lia has a tall and slender physique. She is described as very beautiful with high cheeks, full lips and long black hair. On her right shoulder, she has a permanent claw and vine design on her skin in beautiful color, left behind from her wedding kavah.

## Personality

* Impulsive
* Sharp-tongued
* Independent
* Brave
* Disdains tradition
* Natural leader

## History

### The Kiss of Deception

On the day of her arranged marriage to the Prince of Dalbreck, Princess Lia secretly decides to flee her royal life with her lady's maid, Pauline. Dressed in her wedding dress and wedding cloak, she and Pauline race over 10 days on horseback to the small town of Terravin to start a new, free life together.

Having left her old life behind, Lia befriends Berdi and Gwyneth and settles quickly into a simple life along the town's shores. Pauline takes Lia to Berdi's inn, Berdi who took Pauline and her mother in when Pauline's father passed. Berdi takes in the two girls who help her run the inn in return for food and shelter, where one night two mysterious men walk in for a meal. Unbeknown to Lia, one of these men is the prince she was arranged to marry and the other is an assassin sent to murder her in her sleep. To both of men, Kaden and Rafe, Lia is not the princess that either had come in search of.

Lia is immediately drawn to each of the men in different ways and begins to form bonds with them over the summer months. While in Terravin, Lia's brother Walther rides to visit her in secret where they lovingly embrace and share news of their separate lives and Walther's joy of becoming a father in the coming months. Lia learns that her brothers understand why she abandoned her wedding and royal life and have been purposely misfollowing her tracks from Civica. Unknown to Lia, both Kaden and Rafe have witnessed the embrace between her and her brother with each assuming she has now taken a lover, though each finds out the truth shortly after.

Then the days of celebration come, Lia is delighted to have a break from her chores and duties, after they do the first day of praying and fasting Lia goes to make food for the public dinner at Berdi's tavern. When she comes out to give food she sees only Kaden, Rafe, and a few other guests. She decides to make this her while, and plays with both Kaden and Rafe; leading Kaden on, while toying with Rafe's unusual affections...she uses every trick in the book, looks at Rafe through dark condescending lashes, picking up a nut that he drops and throws it in her mouth. And to top it all off, touches Kaden and draws him intently closer.....Rafe finally has had enough! He shoots up from the table and starts speaking when Lia does the same but louder. She runs out of the tavern and angrily stomps to her small cottage, but while running is caught up with by Rafe. They have a long argument where she yells over and over that he needs to leave her alone, and that he just wants to toy with her. She then sincerely asks, "am I that repulsive to you?" she runs off and then while coming out of her cottage again bumps into Rafe. Clearly annoyed she begins to walk over to the lake, and he says many things about how he wants to hold her, feel her breath, touch her hair through his fingers, and then goes to say that he could never, EVER be repulsed by her. He gently pulls her closer, wrapping his arm around her waist, and then every second an eternity they kiss....meaningfully, slow, stopping only so Lia can grab his head and pull him even closer.....;)

## Relationships

### Family

#### Branson (†), King of Morrighan

* Lia has a difficult relationship with her father. He was always King first and father second.
* In 'The Beauty of Darkness', Lia's father grants her control of his kingdom while he recovers from being poisoned in a show of respecting his daughter's leadership skills and penance for his absence emotionally from her life before.

#### Brothers

* Walther (†)
* Bryn
* Regan(†)

Friends:

* Pauline
* Aster
* Berdi
* Gwyneth

Romances:

* Kaden
* Rafe

**Citações**

 "Eu tinha sido silenciada vezes demais por aqueles que exerciam poder sobre mim. Não aqui. Minha voz seria ouvida."