Prince Rupert

### Relatives

Queen Lavinia (mother)King of the West (father-deceased)Prince Amir (Husband)Wenceslaus (His adoptive son)Porridge; His dragon Fitzroy (His dog)

### Affiliation

The Western Kingdom (formerly); The Heartland

## Physical description

### Eye color

Blue

**Prince Rupert** is the laid-back, heir to the Western throne, the son of Queen Lavinia, and the King of the Western kingdom. He is also one of the princes of the prophecy. Rupert is married to Prince Amir of the East. He also, has a dog named Fitzroy.

**Season One**

A masked intruder believed to be an Eastern spy breaks into the Western palace and attempts to steal the Forbidden Book. He almost succeeds but is apprehended by palace guards. His is unmasked and revealed as the Prince of the West, Rupert. His mother, Queen Lavinia, is furious and forces him to attend a ball where he will have to mingle with the eligible bachelorettes of the kingdom, despite Rupert not wanting to get married because he is still only seventeen.

Lavinia ties him to the throne, where he talks to Lady Cecily, a ditzy girl he is not impressed with. He manages to escape and runs out into the Forest, where a mysterious voice calls to him.

He meets Prince Amir after being attacked by wasps and being lured down into a pit by a mysterious voice who introduces herself as Flora threatens to eat him. Rupert is almost suffocated by vines when Amir appears and tells him to climb the rope at the end of the pit to escape, while Amir takes care of Flora.

They reconvene outside the pit. They introduce themselves, and Rupert makes up an alias, “Fitz,” to hide his identity. He tells Amir that he is a thief, and lives in the Forest. Amir then asks him to take him to the Hollow of the Kings for an unspecified purpose, to which Rupert agrees. Rupert instantly finds him attractive.

Amir makes Rupert carries his stuff and, after Rupert protests, it becomes abundantly clear how differently the two princes were raised. Amir was trained in everything under the sun, including fighting, sciences, and languages, while Rupert is surprised that he had to do all that.

They stop to rest in a cave. Storms roll in and the cave is struck by lightning. They discover the only way out is to venture deeper into it. They find a dragon egg, even though dragons have supposedly been extinct for centuries, and Rupert and Amir bond over their shared childhood interest in dragons. The egg hatches and, after Rupert convinces Amir not to kill it, they feed it. However, they quickly escape because rocks are starting to fall and they don’t want to die.

A small tunnel out is found, but rocks fall on Amir and pin him down before he can get out. Amir tells Rupert to leave him, but Rupert refuses and saves him. They escape.

Back in the light of day, Rupert bickers with Amir about the dragon, which he names Porridge. Amir tries to kill Porridge, but Rupert convinces him not to. Amir apologizes and they shake on it.

They soon encounter a trio of hobos led by a man by the name of Barabbas. He ties them up and takes them as his prisoners. Barabbas wants to ransom them, but Rupert tells him that they’re both orphans who no one would care if they live or die. Barabbas and his cronies are about to kill them when Rupert tries appeasement as a last-ditch attempt to free them. He tells Barabbas that they are huge fans of his acting work. Flattery works, and they are freed.

Next, they come upon quicksand, and Rupert gets stuck and almost drowns. Amir panics but manages to save him. They find a lake and bathe in it. They flirt.

Afterward, they talk. They discuss how their mothers and their high expectations never really saw them for themselves. Rupert confesses that he is actually a prince. Amir does not take it well. He immediately loses trust in Rupert and ditches him. Rupert finds out what the prophecy says: that after their fathers died fighting each other, the dangerous forest was created, and the only way to make it go away is for their heirs to fight to the death.

Rupert is now alone again with only Porridge as companionship. He is cursing out his circumstances when a voice calling herself Arachne appears. She tells him the exact words of the prophecy: “When two princes meet in Hollow upon their eighteen year, one kingdom then will rise and all of curse be broken.” Arachne then tries to kill him, but Amir comes back and kills her. However, Amir is still mad, and they start arguing again. They set up camp, and after calming down they talk. About how they have to fight each other to the death the next day. They are regretful about this but agree that what has to be done has to be done.

They enter the Hollow soon after, leaving Porridge behind so that he doesn’t have to see it happen. In the shapes of two gnarled trees, both Rupert and Amir’s fathers are there, and they speak to the princes. Rupert and Amir find out that one of their fathers will have to come back to life to rule. They are not pleased with this development.

They at first refuse to fight, but they realize they have to when the vines controlled by their fathers tie Rupert up. Amir frees him.

Queen Lavinia, along with Amir’s mother, Queen Atossa, arrive. They both chew out their former husbands and threaten to give them wolfsbane to kill them, but the kings laugh and say they’re immune to it. Rupert and Amir have no choice but to fight.

They begin. After a bit, Amir has Rupert cornered and it looks like it’s the end. In his last moments, Rupert confesses to Amir that he loves him. Amir is gleeful and throws his sword aside. Rupert and Amir share a kiss.

The forest retreats and the kings sink back into the ground. They realize that they broke the curse: not with one kingdom triumphing over the other, but with the two kingdoms combining into one. Rupert and Amir agree to marry. They talk alone, where they discuss building a new kingdom, right in the heart of the country: the Heartland. They share another kiss, and the season fades out.

## Physical Appearance

As shown on the podcast cover, Rupert has light skin, brown eyes, and loose, brown hair that falls into his face a little. He is a little on the lanky side as compared to Amir. It's confirmed by Kevin (the creator) that he actually has blue eyes, but shown in the cover, he has brown eyes. It's also confirmed that Amir is taller than him.

## Trivia

* In Episode 4 of Season 2, the Sirens' song does not affect Rupert as he states that he exclusively likes boys - confirming Rupert's sexuality as gay.
* Rupert's horse is named Herepteses.
* One of his best skills is acting, as showing in S1 Ep4, and the fact that he got away with hiding his identity as a prince in Season 1
* As stated in Season 3, Rupert has eaten cake for dinner (the ace community applauds him).
* Rupert is most likely a bottom (Noah Galvin kind of confirmed this)
* He's a bad dancer, according to Amir.
* He finds the fact Amir is jealous of Darling is adorable (stated in episode 1, season 3).
* Amir is his world (stated in episode 2, season 3).
* Has the same birthday as his husband