Empress

The empress, Katherine Riagan, is a minor character in the series "*The Villainess Lives Twice*". She has been in seclusion in her palace since the death of her family, the Riagan Duchy, and the deaths of Viscount and Viscountess Pescher. After meeting Artizea, she said it was her desire to get rid of the current Riagan Duchy, who are loyal to the emperor.

## Appereance

She has black, long hair. Usually the hair is in a bun. Her eyes are green with gray. She usually wears a black dress in mourning signal, but when the Artizea's plans to ruins the emperor stars to go well, she stars to use more clothes, like a luxury long blue dress in her birthday party.

## History

She was married with Gregor in both time line. It was a convenience marriage, but the empress believed in Gregor and they had 4 sons. But Gregor decied to betray her and he caused the death of her 4 sons and her family to control the Duchy Riagan. Her friends, the Vizcount and Vizcountess Pescher were acused to the crime and they commited suicide for can not stop the emperor's plan. After that, she had recluited herself in her palace. In the last time line, she died in a provocated fire (of Artizea) in her palace without resistance, but in the new time line she finish her reclusion for take revenge to Gregor. Before the history started, one time in 457, Miraila had wore a luxury dress copying the Empress's style, so Katherine orders her maid to destroy the Miraila's dress in front of all the people, demostrating that Katherine had the power like Empress yet, while Miraila have being only a royal prostitute.

The Empress appears in the history for first time when Artizea gives her the Saintess Olga's Heart and a blue salt crystal, uses the opportunity to ask her for be her honor maid promising her revenge againts Gregor and the actual Duke Ryagan. The empress acepts her proposal, in form of giving Artizea the complet Saintess Olga's statue with the diamond, and goes to Artizea's wedding, replacing Miraila as mother of the girlfriend. While Artizea is in Evron, the Countess Martha, an empress' allied, opens a social living to make more easy the Artizea's plans in society.

They get together when Artizea turns back to the Capital and talks about Artizea's plans refering the Chruch and the West. Artizea asks to organizate her birthday party and she accepts. The previous days she receives a Lawrence's gift, a red crown, and he has the intention to be her companion in the role of her probably son, but the Miraila's scandal ruins that. She has a conversation with Gregor before the party, and she says him that is his fault to be alone and without persons who really love him. When the party stars she enters with the son of Vizcount Pescher, which Artizea had found. Some time along she receives the new that Artizea was pregnant and they have a conversation about Artizea's decision to continue the plan.

## Personality

She was ambitious and intelligent in her youth, but to much trusting. After the death of her friends and family, she become more bitter and prudent. With the triump of the Artizea's plans, she starts to show a mathernal side, like a grandmother, with the kids.

## Relationships

### Artizea

In the beginnig, she only thinks about her like the Miraila's daughter. But Artizea demonstrated her intelligent and with the promise of revenge, they become allies.

### Lawrence

She only thinks about him like the Miraila's son, and she doesn't matter if Gregor wants to become them in Emperor. In the second timeline, Lawrence tried to get that the empress adopted him, and does a lot of things to get her favor as finishing his love flings or trying to seduce the Empress servants by means of his friends. This two things don't work, the second because all the important maids were very loyal, and finish with which the empress doesn't have any real interest to adopt him.

### Gregor

In the past, she trusted him, but after the treachery she hates him with all her force. Gregor knows that but prefers to left her alone while she doesn't do any againts him.

### Miraila Rosan

She only thinks about Miraila like Gregor's accesory, probably knowing that Miraila doesn't have any real power without Gregor. But it doesn't means that she wasn't furious with the Gregor's exhibition to Miraila. She is disgusted with Miraila, but only thinking that Gregor plays to be a family with her while he kills all his real family for control the Duchy Riagan. Also, she doesn't consent any Miraila's lack of respect or her comments about the death of her sons.