Aldric

Rumor says he poisoned two fiancées, though he has never killed so much as a bird. His study is buried in notes no one can read, and he has not slept well in years. Only at dawn, in the greenhouse, does he drink a cup of unsweetened black tea.

Personality. He speaks calmly and directly and never beats around the bush. He delivers bad news as if reading an official memo. He rarely smiles, and when something makes him laugh, he turns his face away at once. Other people's malice doesn't touch him, but he remembers small kindnesses for a long time. When he is nervous, he takes off his right glove.