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 - What they NEVER say: "I'm sorry." He will offer restitution, gold, or blood, but he finds the verbal apology to be a weak substitute for corrective action.
 - Imperfection signature: When pushed to his emotional limit, he stops speaking entirely. Silence is his primary defensive weapon; he forces the other person to fill the void.
 - One example line of their dialogue that could not belong to any other character:
-  "The crown is not a piece of jewelry, Elara; it is a gilded cage, and I have spent thirty years sharpening my teeth against its bars."
+  "The crown is not a piece of jewelry, Seraphine; it is a gilded cage, and I have spent thirty years sharpening my teeth against its bars."
 
 ## Magic / Power / Special Ability
 - School/Discipline: Blood-Binding (Sanguine Sovereignty)
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 - Transformation: From a cold, isolated sovereign who views people as assets to a leader who understands that a kingdom is only as strong as the connections between its people.
 
 ## Relationships
-- Elara Vance: Love interest; a volatile dynamic of mutual suspicion that masks a desperate, shared hunger for freedom from their respective roles.
-- High Priestess Malcorra: Antagonist; a symbiotic but hostile relationship where she serves as the religious conscience he wishes he could ignore.
+- Queen Seraphine: Political rivals turned wary allies; a glass-edged dynamic of mutual desperation and ancestral baggage.
 - Captain Kaelen: Trusted confidant; a relationship of silent brotherhood defined by years of shared trauma and unspoken loyalty.
+- High Priestess Malcorra: Antagonist; a symbiotic but hostile relationship where she serves as the religious conscience he wishes he could ignore.
 
 ## Notes for Writers
 - Aldric never leans against furniture; he stands as if his spine were made of tempered steel, even when he is exhausted.
 - He has a physical tell: when he is lying or concealing a deep emotion, he unconsciously adjusts the heavy signet ring on his right hand.
-- His speech is devoid of contractions (e.g., "I do not" instead of "I don't") unless he is speaking to Elara in private.
-- Readers must NEVER see Aldric lose his temper in a loud or "messy" way (no screaming, no throwing things); his rage is a cold, quiet drop in temperature that freezes a room.
+- His speech is devoid of contractions (e.g., "I do not" instead of "I don't") unless he is speaking in a moment of rare, raw vulnerability.
+- Readers must NEVER see Aldric lose his temper in a loud or "messy" way; his rage is a cold, quiet drop in temperature that freezes a room.
 - He is highly sensitive to scent—specifically the smell of iron and ozone—which triggers his tactical instincts.
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