Leria Verhen-Proudhammer

**Leria Verhen-Proudhammer** is Rena and Senton's daughter. She is the same age as Aran, Elina and Raaz's youngest son.

## Appearance

At a little past four years old, Leria is already 1.1 meters (3'7") tall. She has her mother's eyes and hair along with Elina's grace. She is as lithe as a cat and almost as strong-willed. She develops silver and red streaks in her blonde hair after reaching over 5 years old. She has Tista's chestnut eyes.

## Personality

After having magical beasts for steeds, learning magic, discovering Lith's Tiamat form, meeting Phoenixes and Tezka, Leria becomes accustomed to having a long list of secret oddities of her life. She becomes so used to having strange guests that she easily accepts Solus as her new playmate.

## Abilities

Despite her young age, Leria is capable of conjuring holograms.

## Background

Following Nalear's attack on White Griffon Academy, Lith helps deliver his niece Leria and brother Aran. When Lith returns after boot camp, he gives Leria and Aran Projectors, his version of Rememberers called Projectors that replay bootleg fairy tales from Earth.

Leria is nearly killed by a White Lady named Jolia during Night's attack on Lutia, but Abominus saves her and alerts his pack to the attack.

Lith brings Aran and Leria with the family to Jambel. He notes that the two of their cores are growing almost at the same rate as his did at their age, likely to reach yellow in a few years and maybe even green or more that will enable them to attend one of the Great Academies. When he visits the city hospital he brings his little brother and niece along, hoping to teach them not to take magic for granted and help them realize how lucky they are.

After his mission to the Lost City of Kolga, Lith reveals the DoLorean as a gift to the family for safe travel. The Verhens take a trip around the Trawn Woods and Lutia before visiting Count Lark's household, where they disembark to rest while the Count takes the DoLorean on a joy ride. The Verhens have dinner at Lark's, with him commenting on Aran and Leria's magical education. Dinner talk about Leria and Aran's magical misdeeds lead Lith to bring Leria and Aran on a magical bootcamp.

### Magic Bootcamp

Lith Warps Aran and Leria along with Abominus and Onyx to Derios before taking the Gate to Xaanx city and then Mount Sartak. Aran and Leria witness life from the perspective of commoners and non-magic folk for the first time and learn lessons on magic responsibility and caution to help them understand and control their powers. They fish for their own food for the first time, failing miserably, and learn the rationale behind killing for food.

Lith scolds them for their misuse of magic - Leria for making people slip and fall on ice for laughs, Aran for cutting things to shreds with air magic while trying to help clean the house - and teaches them to be responsible. He gives practical demonstrations of the elemental basics and has them practice with simple exercises. After a full day's of practice, they return to the Hot Pot Inn when Kamila visits and decides to cut the bootcamp short, and the children snuggle with the couple at night. Kamila has Lith bring the children back to Xaanx city and shop around. The next few days they travel between cities watching the children play on the beach, sightseeing, and eating. Aran and Leria play in the morning and afternoon, and then usually fall asleep from exhaustion after dinner. Kamila lets them to train their magical abilities with Lith for two hours tops a day before giving them a tour of a new city. They flaunt Onyx, Abominus, and magic like a business card, becoming the leaders of any group even though they are foreigners.

Lith returns from the Eclipsed Lands and shows the family his new Tiamat form. Leria and Aran celebrate, considering Lith becoming a four-winged war machine solely a reason to celebrate and brag about to their friends. Lith introduces the family to his beast relatives Tezka, Lenanna, Jhet, and Crevan Gershal whom the children quickly warm up to.

Lith brings the family to the Trawn Woods where he shows them the tower and introduces them to Solus as his other half. The children quickly warm up to the idea of a new playmate and readily accept Solus. After the family spends time together at the tower, Lith brings them to the Verhen Mansion but they decline to move in, preferring to stay in their familiar family home. The family hosts a private party to celebrate Lith's 19th birthday when Salaark arrives and is introduced to the family. Aran and Leria ask about their grandfather, prompting Salaark to drag Leegaain to the party.

As Aran and Leria approach 6 years old, Lith decides to teach them magic like Nana had done with him and to prepare them in case they choose to join an academy at 12. Village school is obsolete for them as they already know how to read, write, and count. In the mornings before his Awakened Academy lessons he teaches Tier 1 fake magic to the pair as well as Lilia and Leran in order to let them blend in with human society without arousing suspicion of their abilities. In the evenings after Faluel's lessons, Phloria teaches them the basics of swordsmanship.

### Visiting Grandma

The Verhens visit Salaark in the Blood Desert. During the day, Aran and Leria take part in morning classes for magically talented children held by the Feather of the Heavenly Plume tribe. After lunch, they take part in complex games that requires the use of magic and their steeds. The Feather would reshape the dunes with earth magic, creating an artificial battlefield. The children split into two groups in a game of tag that require the use of first magic and ends only once one of the groups is wiped out. Later, during the hours before dinner, Aran and Leria return to Lutia to play with Frey and Filia during their lunchtime, before returning to the Desert to sleep the moment Zinya calls for mealtime.

One afternoon, Lutia is attacked by numerous mercenary groups led by the Balkor copycat disguised as Fallmug. The Queen's Corps, Lith's Emperor Beast allies, and the magical beast tribes protect Aran and Leria as the primary charges, allowing the copycat to kidnap the Yehvals. The Verhen children are secured and sent back to the Desert through the barn's Warp Gate.

Shortly after, Aran and Leria become traumatized by the event and refuse to return to Lutia until several weeks later. The children become more reassured after seeing Lith turn into a Dragon.

## Quotes

* *"Lith was really mature for his age whereas Leria almost burned the curtains of her room several times and finds it funny to freeze our neighbors' doorstep to watch them slip and fall.' Rena shook her head. 'Because it is funny!' Leria blushed."* (Rena to Lark, Chapter 1281)
* *"You are incredible, Uncle Lith. You noticed so many things in the blink of an eye. You are my hero."* (Leria to Lith, Chapter 1290)
* *"Uncle Lith is a great teacher and he's also a great cook. We never go hungry."* (Leria to Kamila when asked about their "vacation", Chapter 1308)
* *"Uncle Lith and uncle doggie here are much cooler. You guys are plain"* (Leria to the Phoenixes, Chapter 1421)
* *"You're so soft, just like Dad. In your doll form, you are as hard as uncle Lith."* (Leria to Solus, Chapter 1438)

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 757: Meeting (2) (Part 1)
2. ↑ Chapter 910: Bad News (Part 2)
3. ↑ Chapter 1263: Family Business (Part 1)
4. ↑ Chapter 1279: Test Drive (Part 3)
5. ↑ Chapter 1437: Family Time (Part 1)
6. ↑ Chapter 1422: Kamila and Solus (Part 2)
7. ↑ Chapter 319: Final Rankings (Part 1)
8. ↑ Chapter 361: Career Change (Part 1)
9. ↑ Chapter 1101: Dumb Genius (Part 1)
10. ↑ Chapter 978: Plans and Preparations (Part 2)
11. ↑ Chapter 1281: Safe Travels (Part 1)
12. ↑ Chapter 1289: Road Trip (Part 1)
13. ↑ Chapter 1293: Circle of Life (Part 1)
14. ↑ Chapter 1297: Great Minds and Fools (Part 1)
15. ↑ Chapter 1310: Hands and Muscles (Part 2)
16. ↑ Chapter 1421: Golden Dragon (Part 2)
17. ↑ Chapter 1438: Family Time (Part 2)
18. ↑ Chapter 1442: Birthday Party (Part 4)
19. ↑ Chapter 1449: Too Much of a Good Thing (Part 1)
20. ↑ Chapter 1452: Endless Training (Part 2)
21. ↑ Chapter 1543: Quality Time (Part 1)
22. ↑ Chapter 1584: The Pain of Loss (Part 2)
23. ↑ Chapter 1670: Fields and Ovens (Part 2)