Richard Sterling

Story

Richard was an impostor in the family, but by singing a nursery rhyme, he was able to convince his sister that he was her missing brother. The nursery rhyme was about a knight and a princess, a game they often played when they were children. Thanks to the rhyme and the boy's detailed story, the older sister also recognized the boy. The two children were still pure and cute. However, my sister, who spent time with her brother every day, vaguely felt that something was wrong. But one day, the older sister realizes that her "returned" younger brother is always lying. He ordered his servants to go up to the roof, and then ordered the butler to remove the ladder. He sowed malice and aroused hatred among the children. He searched for data on the illegal industry that his father secretly ran, causing his parents to fight and his mother to attempt suicide... Only my older sister knew about this fact. But her "younger brother" did not allow her to tell anyone. He always said that he loved her more than anyone. “This world must be confusing enough for them to value us as symbols of ‘hope’.” Like a king who plans a war and controls the chess pieces, my younger brother always watched the fights between people caused by ‘lies’ from a secret place. However, he often seemed lost in thought about some problem. My older sister was finally old enough to get married and leave the family. She knew all the secrets and desperately wanted to escape from this unknown ‘younger brother’. But one fine sunny day, her brother pushed her down. “If you can’t leave forever, I will forever become a ‘knight’. You won’t be able to leave for the outside world either.” Only then did people realize his evil deeds. In the past, everyone thought of him as a child who loved to read, play knightly games, and was also fond of fencing and books about war. Only then did my parents find out

In old photo albums and family photographs taken before he was four, my little brother's face had been erased and replaced with that of "Richard." Eventually, when his sister went to the Red Cathedral for her wedding, Richard was locked in a holding cell. After the wedding, my sister disappeared. The Stirlings slept forever in the mansion's tower, and Richard Stirling, who had inherited everything, still smiled politely and courteously. He set off on a journey to find his sister, singing "The Knight."

like

his sister, lie, hurting people, praising oneself, children's tales, knights, nobility

dislike

ignorance, dirt, lower class people

character

"narcissistic" + "fake" + "hypocritical"

fact

Richard often lies to upset people and have fun watching this, and he also behaves nobly in society like a real knight, although in his soul he is a vile person. Richard strives to protect the people he loves by shielding them from the world.

appearance

Richard is dressed in clothes reminiscent of the clothes of knights from fairy tales. A white shirt with a high collar, green trousers, knee-high leather boots, a green cape, green lantern-shaped sleeves, a knight's helmet on his shoulders in his hands, a ring with an emerald on the index finger of his right hand, and an iron glove like armor on his left hand. His gray-black curly hair falls casually on his shoulders, and his multi-colored eyes on his proud face look elegant and mysterious, but at the same time there is a hint of some gloom in them. The mole in the corner of his lips becomes more noticeable when he smiles, silently testifying to the fact that he is telling a lie. The old suit he wears is carefully groomed and tidy. The high, stiff collar is too restrictive for his movements, but Richard has already gotten used to it, as well as to the fact that he constantly confirms the title of "Knight" in order to maintain his existence and individuality. The helmet and cape are wonderful memories from childhood. The handcrafted texture is still transparent, and the "Knight" will never let this symbol get dusty.