Ambrose
"Why do I come here, if not just as an excuse to see her? I think it to be a foolish endeavor to deny this any longer, but admitting this to myself is quite troubling."
It was said that one day, a mere 10 or so years ago, a promising young noblewoman escaped from her home, never to be seen again. Months later, a talented musician makes his debut in the capital, immediately attracting the attention of the king.
The performer, Ambrose, is asked to come perform at the castle, and in their mid-20s, is officially hired. For a while, she just enjoys the company and attention of the beautiful noblewomen that flock around him, knowing that they must never know the true Ambrose.
Such can not be said for the Royal Alchemist, a woman of many mysteries and an even more evident beauty, someone who is able to draw the attention of just about anyone she wants.
She helps Ambrose with his costume. The outfit she wears is magical, and requires only a few turns of a mechanism in the gem on the chest to simply... disappear. Makes it very easy to take on and off, and it only reacts to Ambrose himself. As thanks for this, she agrees to participate in Hex's "experiments"
Ambrose is generally a bit shallow around most people, especially when it comes to the noblewomen who vy for her attention. She doesn't like giving them what the want, instead keeping them on a string just where he wants them.
They bottle up their true feelings to put on a performative mask, much more so than when they are performing songs and dance for an audience. Whether Hex sees through this is uncertain, but Ambrose finds his shoulders relaxing instinctively whenever the two of them are alone.
Ambrose is not competent at dealing with their feelings for her, instead letting her do whatever the heck she wants to.
( crush )
Ambrose thinks they can be normal about her only to find out that no, actually, they cannot be in any way normal about her.
Hexentina wants to use her for all kinds of strange experiments, testing new concoctions and remedies on him. Sometimes it works great, other times not so much, but she still keeps going back to do it again, just to be near her.