Annelyse Adair

Annelyse Adair, a character in "The Crown and the Flame" series, is the ruler of The Gilded City, Aurelia. She is first seen in book 1, chapter 7.

Appearance
Annelyse has brown eyes and fair skin. Her hair is long, black and wavy. She is covered in gold from head to toe. She has a gold necklace which wraps around her entire neck and gold and silver earrings.

Personality
Annelyse is usually very positive and optimistic, usually trying to look on the bright side of things during your journey and offering her help whenever she can. She is incredibly loyal to Kenna, often helping her up when she puts herself down (this is more so if the player chooses to romance Annelyse). She enjoys the luxuries in life and can be seen as materialistic as she is used to living in the Aurelia. She is also very kind and loyal to her friends but cannot understand why people can be so cruel. Annelyse has an air of innocence about her and doesn't understand how people, like Hex, could be cruel enough to enjoy watching people flight to the death and is unnerved during the fight.

In the final chapter in book 2, it is revealed Annelyse is somewhat self-conscious about her lack of fighting ability, calling herself weak. Kenna can offer to teach Annelyse to fight or to praise her as a healer. Either choice causes a positive response. In the final chapter of book 2, it is shown that Annelyse is unused to praise when it doesn't involve her looks. When Kenna comments about how kind-hearted Annelyse is, it moves Annelyse to tears and she tells Kenna that is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to her. It is reaveled when Kenna first met Annelyse,the day after that Annelyse deceives her by assuring Prince Marco that she will keep Kenna until he comes.But Prince Marco says he is going to execute Kenna as well as Annelyse. Kenna helps Annelyse, and Annelyse decides to join her alliance and apologises.

In the first chapter of Book 3, it is revealed by Azura, Empress of Ducitora that despite her somewhat naïve and materialistic personality, she is a fair and generous ruler. Empress Azura reveals that shortly after she became Queen of Aurelia, she practically wiped out poverty in her kingdom. Annelyse is shown to be quite humble, as she downplays her actions, saying she "did what seemed right."

Annelyse's generosity is also shown in Book 1, when she gives every soldier in Kenna's army a golden mountain fang, a powerful Aurelian weapon that can cut through anything.

Raydan Lykel
Raydan is one of Annelyse's guards. They are shown to have a strong friendship as Raydan usually stands up for Annelyse during book 1 when her loyalties are being questioned by Leon.

Val Greaves
Val and Annelyse have a somewhat unusual relationship. While they don't fight Val makes several jabs at Annelyse in book 2. The two seem to be friendly regardless.

Kenna Rys
Kenna can pursue Annelyse as a love interest based on the player's choices. During book 1, chapter 8, the player can choose to sneak off with Annelyse during the party. The two play a game of Two Truths and a Lie in which they share their first kiss. In book 2, chapter 3, Annelyse aids Kenna's wounds when she is burned by Dominic. Annelyse usually picks Kenna up when she's feeling down as seen in the final chapter of book 2, where Kenna questions whether or not she is strong enough to face her people after losing Dominic, Annelyse assures her that she is the strongest person she knows and that she has faith in her. In the same chapter Kenna cheers Annelyse up during the party when she questions her own strength.