Raymond Valtimontar von Haaliskarde

> "Canon Love Interest"
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> Character Description, Maybe

Ray is one of the LI in *Keeper of Mine* and the male protagonist of *From Hostage to Empress*.

## Raymond Valtimontar von Haaliskarde

### Aliases

Ray (from the other characters) Small sun of the Haaliskharde Empire

Crown Prince

Your Majesty

Prince Ray

### Relatives

Emperor Arthur Valtimontar von Haaliskarde (father)Unnamed mother

Leah Stephilia De Lenokyn (Wife, Determinant)

## Appearance

Ray has short dark navy hair and dark grey/black eyes. He is described as tall and handsome. The player can ultimately decide what clothes and accessories he wears, as well as the style his hair is in, but little else.

## Personality

He is a swordmaster, whip-smart and intelligent. In the novel, he was always shutting off advances from his fiancée, the villainess, but it seems he was also genuitely concerned for her. It is later revealed that he kept his engagement with the villianess with the hope that she would return to the way that she was as a child.

Whenever showing affection for Leah, it often appears in a tsundere-like manner, where he shows his affections to her in an embarrassed and almost aggressive way. Whenever Leah shows him brazen affection (ex. hugging him out of the blue) he often exclaims, “What are you doing!!!” with a flushed face. Though on some rare occasions, he does show affection to her without any restrictions.

Ray is also caring and kind. During the monster mission, it is shown in a diamond scene that he genuinely worries for his people. He is not only the crown prince, but a prince who wants the best for his people.

## Relationships

### Leah Stephilia De Lenokyn

In the novel, the relationship between Leah and Ray isn't good (though it's hinted that it was much better when they were younger, before she went mad). She clinged to him, causing him to find her annoying.

In the current story, Ray is at first rude to Leah, expecting her to be the same mad lady, but as he finds out she has changed, his attitude towards her improves greatly. He wants to marry her and his resentment towards her lifts, but because of the Emperor threatening to kill her, he agrees to marry Marie to protect her.

He often shows his jealousy when Leah gives the other LIs more attention than him.

### Ain

Ain has been with Ray since childhood. They are close friends and often they have to do missions together.

### Marie

In the novel, Ray falls in love with Marie and at the end of the book they marry eachother and are hinted to live a happy life together.

In *Keeper of Mine* Ray shows no romantic interest towarts Marie, and says that he only keeps up the engagement for Leah’s safety. Sometimes, Ray tries to exclude Marie from their activities (meetings/outings/etc.), though it is not personal, as it is from his drive to rebel against his father and save Leah's reputation.

### Kant

Kant is a confidant and protector of the crown prince Ray. Ray is the one to appoint Kant as Leah's guard because he recognize Kant's talent in fighting. In the original timeline, he appoints Kant as Princess Marie’s guard instead.

### Emperor

Ray follows his father's order, usually completing the assigned mission with Ain. After his father shows that he intends to kill Leah, he promises him to marry Marie in order to protect her.

He often feels like he is not good enough because of all of the trials his father has him go through. Despite his complicated feelings toward his father, he is in shambles when his father almost dies.

## Trivia

* He is a bad actor, as his acting is often filled with "stuttering and awkwardness" (as seen in diamond scenes when he acts to pretend Leah is crazy and when he acts to make people believe they are in love).
* He believes in true love, but keeps this a secret from others.
* He has a lot of interest in fashion and subscribes to many fashion magazines.
* He taught himself how to use the sword before even learning the alphabet.
* The doll he used to play with when he was little is still inside his drawers.