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Aedan, the soldier, the hired guard, the deserter.
 Aedan is hard to write, i can tell you. they kind of changed as i wrote the chapters, from when i first created them. When i first made Aedan, they were the tough knight, very confident but sort of melancholy. Which is understandable, due to their backstory (which i’m not gonna ruin here, since i plan on finishing this as a series at some point and it’s kind of a plot point. sorry) but as i wrote, i realised Aedan was far more than the tragic knight.
  As i wrote, Aedan became cocky, flirtatious with others. I realised, that in order for them to get on as they have, they have to be charismatic to get what they need, what they want. They use this maybe as a bit of a cover, to hide their feelings, pain and self hatred, but i also imagine the bravado isn’t only that, but a characteristic once buried but in these circumstances allowed to breathe. the freedom to be how you want to be, how you feel you should look, to match who you are.
  In my original story, I wanted Aedan to be revealed as trans, but as i went through the story, i feel as though that would be mislabelling. Aeden i think, is non-binary, doesn’t believe that either male nor female match who they are, but currently believes male to be the lesser of two evils, and probably closer to how they feel than being female. It also adds to the pain of Aeden and their betrothed. I cant imagine the maidens family accepting Aeden too easily. This is mentioned early in the story and will add a facet to this background once Aedan’s identity is revealed further.
   As a note, Aedan’s pretty face is fun to draw.
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