Cecelia Era

**Cecelia Era** is a female human who resides in Praesidium's castle and works as a guard at the castle. She was killed by Echo after accidentally and unintentionally making Rin jealous.

## Appearance

Cecelia had short shoulder length blonde hair and bright emerald green eyes. She typically wore Praesidium's guard uniform, though enjoyed wearing the same style of clothing as her high school uniform otherwise. This typically consisted of a white collared shirt, tie, blazer vest, and pleated skirt.

## Personality

Cecelia was a very stern, determined and open minded person. She was somewhat adventurous and curious of the outside world, as she was willing to and able to move away from her home in favor of a climate she better enjoyed. She was apprehensive of Echo upon first approaching him, though gradually opened up to him as he spoke to her and chatted (whilst under the influence of Oscar. During her free time, she enjoyed creative hobbies such as crocheting, and would often make her own scarves, hats, blankets, and stuffed animals.

## Biography

Cecelia was born in a town far from Praesidium. It was constantly warm there, and when she traveled with her family for the holidays, she experienced snow for the first time. Immediately, Cecelia fell in love. She began despising the fact that her hometown never got snow and would often pray to the gods in Ciel that one day her small village would be blessed with snow. Unfortunately her prayers went ignored and unanswered. Shortly after, her mother began to teach her how to crochet. She used this skill to begin making blankets, scarves and whatever a person living in a cold climate would need. She told her parents of her dream to one day leave home and live somewhere colder. Her parents found it cute, but worried about her moving too far away. Hence, she remained with them until she was an adult.

Following her becoming an independent person, she began wandering, looking for somewhere with the same magical snow she had experienced in her youth. She moved from town to town, city to city, feeling saddened by the fact that it would always melt in the summer. Her travels led her further and further north until she reached Praesidium, a nation where the snow remained on the ground year round. She was delighted to discover this and quick to make Praesidium her new home. She took up a job as a barista at a local cafe until setting her sights on the castle after hearing about the shortage of guards and the increase in pay.

Shortly after she had taken up her new position as a guard at the castle, she was assigned a singular morning shift. She found the abrupt change odd, but accepted it and dutifully took her post. She was approached that morning by Echo, who expressed displeasure and confusion about being met with someone other than Rin. Cecelia matched the displeasure, informing him that she would be willing to tell Rin that he was looking for her. She had heard the reports about a dragon showing up at the castle, and assumed that was who Echo was due to the wings. Yet, immediately after, Echo's disposition changed and he began chatting with her. He expressed a desire to get to know her more and invited her to the roof, where he supposedly spent most of his time. She accepted, somewhat eager to make a new friend. Unbeknownst to her, her friendly demeanor mixed with Echo's sudden acceptance had triggered the slight jealousy of Rin.

When the time came for Echo to show her to the roof, Cecelia was excited, nervous and expectant. He flew her up and showed her the view before asking if she wanted to see his dragon form. She agreed and he displayed it to her. She was not under the impression that he was going to eat her as he moved very purposefully and slowly. She only realized she was in danger split seconds before it was too late, and Echo had eaten her. In her limbo, she spends her times in an endless snowy forest, playing in the snow and relaxing.