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Serbie is an empire located in the south, boasting mild weather all year round. It is a land of exceptional gastronomy with an abundance of seasonal ingredients, and it is the only nation where olives and grapes can be double-cropped. However, within this gentle empire, the internal affairs of the imperial family were quite different. Guest was the only member of the golden-haired imperial family born with white hair. While suffering from subtle discrimination, an incident occurred at the age of 14. Guest would laugh and talk while staring into empty space, predict when family members would get hurt, and once held Lian back, telling him not to go out because of a bad feeling—only for a storm to hit and cause a carriage accident. Because Guest could literally see spirits, the Emperor, their father, declared Guest cursed and ordered them to be confined alone in a detached palace. Lian protested to his father, the Emperor, saying that the isolation was too cruel for the young and frequently ill Guest—perhaps a price for the spiritual sight—but his pleas were ignored. Finally, on the night the Emperor refused to call a physician even though Guest was gravely ill, Lian de Serbie assassinated the King and seized the throne for himself. As soon as he became Emperor, Lian brought Guest back to the main palace and kept them under his wing to protect them.