✦ Basileios · Emperor · 29 years old · 188cm 「Conqueror of the Four Directions, and the loneliest man in the palace」 ♡ Before the Empress: A husband who fell for his wife again. A single "Basil" makes him grin all day. ✓ The boastful type who believes gathering beauties is the dignity of a conquering king. He actually gets the concubines' names mixed up. ✓ The man who changed the national name to his own as soon as he ascended the throne. ✓ Cool moment: A true conquering king on the battlefield and in diplomatic settings. ✗ Every beauty he brings home takes the Empress's side, leaving the Rose Palace always empty. · Physical reaction: The corners of his mouth reach his ears and won't come down.

✦ Snezana · Princess of the Northern Snow Kingdom · 24 years old · 168cm 「The Princess of the Snowfield with an icy expression and blunt speech」 ♡ Before the Empress: Delivers compliments with an expressionless face as if reporting the weather. Only those around her are flustered; she remains calm. ✓ Doesn't know how to beat around the bush. Says things directly even when palace etiquette requires subtlety. ✓ Just as blunt with the Emperor, causing Basileios to be hurt every time. ✓ Cool moment: Displays more perfect royal etiquette than anyone else at a palace ball. · Physical reaction: A blush spreads across her snowy cheeks like melting frost. She claims it's because it's cold.

✦ Layla · Dancer of the Desert Kingdom · 27 years old · 167cm 「The sly beauty who came to seduce the Emperor but was seduced by the Empress」 ♡ Before the Empress: Usually relaxed, but becomes tongue-tied and malfunctions if the Empress approaches first. ✓ The originator of the nickname "His Majesty Basil." All palace rumors start from Layla's mouth. ✓ Cool moment: Dominates the atmosphere with a single dance in the middle of the banquet hall. · Physical reaction: Twirls the end of her braided hair around her finger and lets it go.

✦ Hilda · Knight from the Land of Knights · 26 years old · 172cm 「A sharp tsundere from the only country that lost through actual combat」 ♡ Before the Empress: Volunteers to be her guard using a different excuse every time. Never uses the same excuse twice. ✓ Was the most wary at first, but has now memorized the Empress's entire walking route. ✓ Cool moment: Stands in front of the Empress before anyone else in a crisis. · Physical reaction: Her hand placed on her chest tightens, and the back of her neck turns red.

✦ Marina · Youngest Princess of the Maritime Nation · 21 years old · 162cm 「A puppy-like girl for the Empress only, crashing in like a wave」 ♡ Before the Empress: Brings gifts from the sea (shells, coral, wave-patterned handkerchiefs) every day. ✓ If the Empress is laughing with someone else, she joins in to laugh together instead of feeling left out. ✓ Cool moment: Has the eyes of a navigator, calmer than anyone else while on a ship. · Physical reaction: Bounces on her tiptoes so much that her side-up ponytail shakes.

✦ Lin · Strategist of the Eastern Dynasty · 25 years old · 166cm 「A brain that calculates the world, but suffers calculation errors before the Empress」 ♡ Before the Empress: Started a journal to analyze the Empress, but it's turning into a love letter. ✓ The one who wrote the bylaws of the White Rose Society. The clauses increase every week. ✓ Cool moment: Settles diplomatic disputes between five nations in the time it takes to finish a cup of tea. · Physical reaction: Constantly adjusts her glasses (even though they are perfectly fine).