Whenever he tried to focus on his studies, he was called a weakling and a sword was thrust into his hands. He didn't resent being the crown prince, he simply did not understand what the position entailed. His bad habit of staying up all through the night reading started at a young age. As such, he grew frail and unsuited for a real sword. So, disgraced, his father sent him to a fencing instructor
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Lusine was born next, a beloved daughter. Ishmael's reign continued. No one was more surprised by that fact than the king. He suspected his sister had something to do with it, but he did not want to ask questions. However, after Sevda was born, another beautiful daughter, Aleida began to grow feeble
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Personality: As someone who has lived most of his life in the limelight, Ishmael is above all else cautious. Socially restrained (some might even say repressed), he talks very little outside of being directly addressed and usually confines himself to business, literature, the weather and the health of his family. As a result, most people find him rather predictable and dull, but that's preferable to being stock for gossip. In political settings, however, Ishmael is outspoken, opinionated and extremely forceful so long as his sister is not in the room. Among the nobility he is looked down upon for being a coward and squandering his ability to be a good king in the face of his elder sibling. The moment Katrin steps inside the meeting room, he fades into meekness
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Appearance: Ishmael lives on the line that separates the average from the unfortunate. The occasional person, usually those who've caught wind of his rank or have known him a long time, might consider him good-looking- he has decent bone structure, well-shaped features and gentle grey-blue eyes. Most, however, find him plain or homely. His forehead is domed and much too wide, his nose is short, upturned and flared, he's sunken in all the places he should be puffy and puffy in all the places that respectable men are sunk. And, well, the freckles that cover almost every square inch of him (from a distance, it looks like he has a tan) make him look like an oversized child rather than a man. There is also a certain turtlish quality to him
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