Calix Anselm Orfeo had never experienced love.
When other young boys were beginning to develop an interest in romance, Calix was busy studying politics and strategy.
When the other teenage boys began courting, kissing, and falling in love, Calix was putting the finishing touches on his plot to take the throne.
The only girl to ever occupy his mind was the young golden-haired girl in Mevani that graced the pages of Itzae's letters.
The one with the power of a dragon.
And, that same girl constantly occupied his mind from the time he learned of her existence at seventeen years old until he had her in his clutches over a decade later. In the meantime, he hardly took notice of the women vying desperately for his attention.
