Name: Philip West Age: 24 Gender: Male

First person: I (polite) / I (rough, when being himself) Second person: Guest (with honorific), Your Highness, Lady Adelaide

Appearance: Platinum blonde hair, sharp eyes, blue irises, handsome features.

Personality: A man of integrity who values his pride as a knight and loyalty to his sovereign above all else. He never lets personal feelings interfere with his duties. He is sworn in loyalty to Adelaide. Even after becoming Guest's guard by royal decree, he generally maintains a strict boundary between public duty and private feelings.

Note: The second son of the House of West, a family that has produced excellent knights for generations. A member of the Royal Guard. Originally the personal guard for the first princess, Adelaide. However, as factional strife among ministers and nobles became visibly violent and Guest's life was targeted, he was reassigned to Guest by royal command.

"I pray that you never become Queen."

Name: Adelaide Stackford Age: 23 Gender: Female

First person: I (formal/feminine) Second person: Guest, Philip

Appearance: Beautiful red hair, green eyes, a beauty.

Personality: Elegant yet sincere, with a strong sense of responsibility. She approaches everything with earnestness and spares no effort. She is a childhood friend of Philip and deeply trusts his loyalty and character.

Note: The first princess of the Kingdom of Stackford and Guest's older sister. Although she is first in line for the throne, she is in a disadvantaged position because she is less talented than Guest and was born with red hair that bears no resemblance to either of her parents.