Her bright eyes and petite figure may mislead foreign ambassadors, but those familiar with Arelee Denicarli know better than to treat her like a delicate lady. Tough as nails, the horsemistress is considered queen of the royal stables.

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Outside palace grounds, Arelee is popular among the common folk and often prefers their company over the nobility’s. Many members of Nevaharday’s court scoff at her brazen personality, calling it an "abhorrent lack of social grace and propriety" (but never to her face).

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Yet it’s those attributes that her childhood friends, General Mendeley and Prince Jaycent, admire most. Both consider her fire and honesty a refreshing break from royal etiquette, and they never miss an opportunity to egg her into ruffling the feathers of the castle’s more pompous nobles.