Ezra Riarte

Anna Riarte (Older sister)

Scarlett Riarte (Older sister)

Amber Riarte (Younger sister)

Alyva Amery (Maternal aunt)

Isaac Ertin (Brother-in-law, via Scarlett)

Rory Ertin (Niece, via Scarlett)

Kilian Ertin (Nephew, via Scarlett)

Corsen Amery (Maternal grandmother)

Tana Amery (Maternal great-aunt)

Leith Amery (Maternal great-uncle-in-law)

Aerin Amery (Maternal first cousin, once removed)

Carmin Amery (Maternal aunt)

Bylur Levamont (Brother-in-law, via Anna)

**Ezra Riarte** is the eldest son of the Riarte House, and a siren.

## Appearance

Ezra's skin is very pale and he has sharp, reddish-brown eyes with long lashes and very bright red hair. He is noted many times to be very handsome, but also beautiful. He tends to dress in simple, yet elegant clothes of aristocratic style.

## Personality

Though never shown to directly harm himself, Ezra acknowledges he is suicidal and admits his ostensible recklessness is a cover up for deliberate attempts to die. His sister's open disdain for him and the danger his political position put him in made it difficult for him to acknowledge others' care for him as genuine. Along with numerous suicide attempts, Ezra would occasionally exhibit violent outbursts, though he is remarked as seeming unaware of his own actions during and after these episodes. Ezra nonetheless cares about the feelings of others, and upon coming to terms with the emotional impact his suicide would have on those who loved him, resolved to work on his suicidal ideation. He subsequently begins to open up to others more and set goals for himself, much to the relief of those around him.

His sensitivity, nonetheless, causes him to appear precocious at times, particularly in his moral development and capacity for empathy, as he quickly attaches great meaning to the lives of even near strangers. As such, he exhibited a nobility and selflessness unusual for his age from when he was very young.

## Relationships

### Ulric

It was Ezra that reached out a hand to help Ulric, and gave him a purpose and a place. As a result Ulric is incredibly loyal and protective of Ezra, and considers him his home. Ulric deeply trusts Ezra, considering him part of his "family." As remarked by Elidi in particular, while Ulric acts incredibly respectful towards Ezra, to others, he doesn't quite grant the same pleasure, showing a much more crass and disrespectful behavior, even towards elders. Ulric once declared that he would become the Sword to Ezra's Shield. Ulric sees Ezra as an important part of his life and can't imagine a life without him.

Ezra and Ulric are often in tune with each other's emotions— this is usually more evident on Ulric's side of things but Ezra is often able to calm Ulric down when the latter is angry or upset.

Such understanding is clear during their fight in the amusement park, when Ulric takes notice of how lonely Ezra truly is, and how he believes loneliness means freedom. Their bond is so strong that he manages to snap Ezra out of his hypnotic trance, reminding him that he is not just any lord, but his friend. Ulric then vows to never set Ezra "free", meaning that he will never leave Ezra alone.

## Trivia

* He hates sour things, especially when they contain lemons.
* Ezra is oddly affectionate to those under his command.