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Sheila (シーラ, Shīra) is Livius's mother. She passed away three years prior to the beginning of the story. Despite her deceased status, she is often seen in flashbacks and plays a significant role in Livius’s way of ruling and his relationship with Nike.


History[]

Born to a nomadic tribe of the Grasslands, she was later taken as a concubine by Leonidas III, who is said to have fallen in love with her at first sight, at age fourteen. He made her an offer that she came with him to the Sun Kingdom and became his concubine, he would provide for her tribe. She agreed. Three years later, she gave birth to Livius.

Her appointment as royal concubine was heavily opposed by the Sun Priests, as she was a foreigner and a low-born one at that. However while they had sway over the selection of the Queen, the Royal Concubines were chosen completely at the King's discretion, so there was no legal standing for them to oppose Sheila's presence in the court.

Her life was often targeted by the opposing agents, which led to her and Livius being confined to the castle (in the anime) or the Silver Tower (in the manga) for their protection. Her only company, other than her son and their attendants, seems to have come from infrequent visits from King Leonidas and also from Bardwin, who was later revealed to have feelings for Sheila. Despite their isolation and confinement, Sheila was a loving mother and tried to make Livius as happy as she could, singing the rain song of the Rain Dukedom and telling stories to him. At some point, she gave her ring to Livius and told him to give it to the person he loved the most, though at the time, Livius believed he could love no one more than Sheila.

Following the murder of Prince Olbia, Altaria (the king’s illegitimate son and Olbia’s murderer) told the queen that Sheila was the murderer. The queen ordered an assassination attempt on Sheila and Livius. Sheila was killed but Livius was saved by Bardwin. Her death was the motivating factor for Livius to seize the throne and conquer the world.

When Livius went into the Dragon's Mouth cave deep in the Forest of Wonders, the golden eagle who nested in the center of the cave caused him to encounter a hallucination of Sheila. This hallucination was distinctly cruel and demanding, compared to the real Sheila's gentle and kind disposition. Following this encounter, Livius orders a memorial to be built in honor of his mother.

Relationships[]

Livius

Sheila loved her son dearly. Being isolated from everyone, due to her status as a low-born foreigner and to Leonidas' protectiveness, Sheila had a very close relationship with Livius. She told him stories and sang him songs (including a Rain Dukedom song that she said her grandmother had taught her), always striving to look on the bright side for both their sakes. She was also very demonstrative to her son, hugging and holding Livius frequently in his memories of her.

She was very concerned for her son's well-being, expressing worry over Leonidas' appointment of Livius as his heir while Livius was ill from fever once.. While she didn't live to see him take over the world, she had very high hopes for him. She left him a ring that Livius was to pass on to the person he loved the most, which Livius at first insisted she keep, as he believed there was nobody he'd love more than Sheila. She insisted upon it, telling him there was no knowing what the future would bring.

Leonidas III

It is unclear what Sheila felt for her king. It's implied that while Leonidas was openly obsessed with her and stopped at nothing to have her at his side, Sheila was more reticent about the relationship. Livius believed that Leonidas was harmful for Sheila, as he once revealed to Nike that he had wished to protect his mother from his father, not just from their enemies at court.

In the manga, the hallucination of Sheila that Livius encountered in the Forest of Wonder claimed that Leonidas had made her his concubine against her will, and that her one wish had always been to return to the Grasslands. However, Livius noted that the real Sheila had never been bitter over being a caged bird, so it's possible that this hatred of Leonidas was merely another of the hallucination's lies.

Bardwin Cecil Ifrikia

Sheila was fond of Bardwin and evidently came to know him well. She found it amusing that he was referred to as the sun in court, as she believed he was more like the moon, bright but careful to hide his true motives. She was aware that Bardwin harbored feelings for her, but made it clear that his affections were one-sided.

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