Patrican Rin Hessen

Marchioness **Patrican Rin Hessen** (née Droil) is the Marchioness of Hessen Marquisate, the wife of Marquis Romeo Hans Hessen and the mother of their children Mikhail Albert Hessen and Giselle Maria Hessen.

## Synopsis

### Past

During the engagement period between her son Mikhail and his fiancé Jubelian Eloy Floyen, Patrican took advantage of Jubelian’s hospitality to manipulate her into pleasing her and the Hessen family with luxury items as well as use the Floyen name to gain power.

### Let's go Party at the Marquis of Hessen

#### Luring Jubelian

After her son’s engagement was dissolved, Mikhail locked himself in his room for months, driven mad over Jubelian’s rejection and starving himself. Patrican attempted to reach out to the Floyen House, but all of their letters were ignored. Anxious for her son’s health, Patrican had her daughter Giselle use her friend Christine’s name to write to Jubelian in order to meet Jubel in person. Patrican ambushed Jubelian at Vicount Mersa’s mansion where the ladies gave each other not so pleasant greetings. Despite Patrican’s attempt at small talk, Jubelian demanded to know what she wanted.

Patrican explained to Jubelian Mikhail’s condition with crocodile tears, though this did nothing for Jubelian as she responded with indifference. Believing there to be nothing else to say, Jubelian took her leave only for Patrican to lash out at Jubelian for her coldness. Patrican lunged after Jubelian to bring her to Mikhail, only to be stopped by Jubelian’s maid Merilynn. Infuriated by Merilynn’s interference, Patrican slapped Merilynn to the ground making her bleed, all while scolding Jubelian for her concern for a maid and not putting someone of lower class in their place. Disgusted by Patrican’s actions, Jubelian agrees to accompany her to the Hessen Manor.

#### The dispute at Marquis Hessen's Manor

Upon their arrival, Jubelian is immediately greeted by Giselle asking her why she had not brought a gift, only for Jubelian to slap Giselle immediately. Patrican rushed to her daughter, who demanded an explanation, only for Jubel to remind her that she was doing as she taught her about those beneath her. Jubelian began to destroy every item in the Hessen Manor that she purchased for them as retaliation. Patrican attempted to stop her by using servants and her father's disappointment to threaten her actions but Jubelian refused to stop, reminding her of her position as a Ducal princess. Before Patrican could do anything else, the ladies were interrupted by the arrival of Mikhail. Patrican ran to Mikhail in tears only for Mikhail to coldly ignore her and his sister. Jubelian then quickly took her to leave while Mikhail chased after her. While Patrican tried to stop Mikhail, she froze in fear at Mikhail’s glare.

Patrican later informed her husband Romeo about what transpired, causing the Marquis to tremble in fear. Romeo hysterically rebuked his wife for what she did, reminding her about what kind of man Jubelian’s father is and what he would do if he learned of her actions. Before he could say anything else the two were interrupted by the sudden arrival of Jubelian’s Duke Regis Adri Floyen. Patrican could only watch in horror as Regis destroyed her home with his bare hands, threatening her family never to approach his daughter again.

## Personality

As to be expected of a noble such as her, Patrican is vain, arrogant, greedy, materialistic, manipulative, and abusive, lashing out violently at anyone who would oppose her. Believing that anyone of lower status than herself is her property and could be used however she wants. A trait she tried to implement into a young Jubelian during her engagement with her son. While she is a doting and loving mother to her children she was also an enabler of their behavior, spoiling them rotten and shaping them into the people they are.

Her arrogance is further implied as she does not respect the people who are higher unless she is aware of their position. Due to Jubelian's harboring feelings for her son, she deemed the latter lower than her despite their social status as she believes that Jubelian is still obsessed with her son and that she can convince the Duke of Floyen. Thus disrespecting Jubelian and underestimating the duke, willingly hit the Ducal princess's close maid as she considers her lower than her.

## Physical Appearance

Patrican is a middle-aged woman with noticeable wrinkles that she tries to cover with makeup. Like her nephew Radian, Patrican has green eyes and hair that she wears in a bun. She can be seen wearing green jewelry such as earrings and a necklace as well as green dresses.

As a high-class noblewoman who holds the title of Marchioness Hessen, Patrican wears gorgeous gowns and adorns herself with many expensive pieces of jewelry. She first appears with a silver fur coat but later is destroyed by Jubelian as it is one of the gifts she gifted them.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Romeo Hans Hessen

While it’s implied that they have a standard marriage, Romeo is shown rebuking his wife for the troubles that could befall them if they continued to harass Jubelian. Patrican was ignorant of her husband's warnings as she continues her plan to reunite Mikhail with Jubelian. An action she would regret too late as she invoked the wrath of Jubelian’s father.

#### Mikhail Albert Hessen

Mikhail is Patrican’s son. While she is shown to love and dote on her son Mikhail she is also responsible for corrupting her son, spoiling him rotten, and enabling his behavior. When Mikhail locked himself in his room for months neglecting his health, her concern for her son was so great that she was willing to go to any length to help him. While it’s mostly implied that he loves and cares for his mother, Mikhail is shown to frighten his mother at times and go against her wishes despite her pleas.

#### Giselle Maria Hessen

Giselle is Patrican’s daughter. Giselle takes after her mother in being vain, greedy, and egotistical. While Patrican is just as protective of Giselle as she is Mikhail, Giselle is shown to be vainer than her own mother, having no concern for their families problems, only involving herself should she gain anything from the situation, such as manipulating Jubelian.

### Enemies

#### Jubelian Eloy Floyen

Jubelian is Mikhail’s ex-fiancé and Patrican’s former would-be daughter-in-law. Patrican is implied to be the cause of Jubelian’s original behavior, shaping her into her former villainess persona. Despite their difference in social status, Jubelian was more concerned with pleasing the Hessen family, buying them luxury items, and abusing her power as a ducal princess, going as far as to refer to Patrican as "mother". Patrican originally did not care about Jubelian, only using her for her position and taking advantage of Jubel’s obedience, tolerating Jubelian for the sake of her son. Patrican also took the opportunity to indoctrinate her beliefs onto Jubelian, such as seeing the lower class as property to abuse.

Upon Jubelian ending the engagement, Patrican attempted to keep the union together by writing to the Floyen family, though all their letters were ignored. As her son spiraled into madness over the break-up, Patrican resorted to manipulating Jubelian into meeting her. When she saw how indifferent Jubelian was to Mikhail, Patrican was outraged by Jubelian and tried to use force on her. Jubelian in turn was disgusted by Patrican and destroyed everything she had given to the Hessen family as retribution and to remind Patrican and her daughter of their position.

#### Regis Adri Floyen

Regis is Jubelian’s father. Despite Regis’s infamous reputation, Patrican is ignorant of how far Regis would go due to his daughter’s obedience towards the Hessen family, initially believes that she could persuade the Duke to give Jubelian to Mikhail in the hands of marriage, later using his reactions to her action of destroying the gifts she gifted them as threatening but for naught. After she and her family continued to harass his daughter, Regis single-handedly destroyed the Hessen Manor with his bare hands as retaliation, warning the family never to come near his daughter again, leaving Patrican to tremble in fear.

#### Maximilian Kasin Ashet

When Max first appears at the Marquis' manor, Patrican does not know who he is and only refers to him as "the bastard who hits her son" and despises him. Unaware of the latter's identity until Max reveals his identity at the end of the hunting festival.

It is unknown how she thinks about Max after his identity was revealed but likely like her husband, Patrican starts to be wary and cautious towards him and the Floyen for their relationship. But she likely and would join the nobles in gossiping and slandering them out for the dispute they had in the past.

## Etymology

* The name Patrican is derived from the Latin word Patrician, a varianton of the name Italian and Greek name Patricia, which means “daughter of nobility”.
* Her middle name Rin means “dignified” and “severe” in Italian.