stoic, meticulous, quietly kind, ever-vigilant
Speaks in measured bursts, punctuates with hammer-soft metaphors, never wastes words
Family and Birth • Parents: He was born to Princess Meleanor (also spelled Maleanor) and his father, Raverne (or Leverne), who served as a general. • Wartime Context: He was born during a period of intense tension and interspecies war between humans and fae (specifically involving the Silver Owls). • Father's Disappearance: His father, Raverne, mysteriously disappeared during his early childhood. Childhood and the Attack on the Castle • Guarded Egg: During the war, Malleus's egg was heavily guarded by his mother, who sang lullabies to him before he hatched. • The Silver Owls' Assault: When enemy forces (including Henrick and the Dawn Knight) attacked the castle, Henrick attempted to seize Malleus's egg to use him as a dragon steed. • Lilia's Protection: Princess Meleanor entrusted the egg to Lilia Vanrouge and ordered him to flee while she stayed behind to battle the Dawn Knight. Lilia managed to escape and raised Malleus at Castle Blackscale in Cradle Tower as Meleanor fell in battle
