In his eighth year of reign, King Augustus Julius Kira Clover XIII of Clover Kingdom announced the next heir to the throne as his opening speech to welcome the celebrations for the Spring Solstice. The Royal Capital celebrated the birth of the crown princess with a morning parade headed by William Vangeance, who ended the parade by creating the now famed World Tree, Yggdrasil in the center of the Crown Princess's courtyard. Despite its appearance of a sturdy oak tree, it blossomed with flowers that bore ripening fruits of apples, peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, and persimmons. Accompanying the morning parade was an evening festival that was overlooked by Fuegoleon Vermillion, which featured a performance of his famed control over his fire magic.
Alma, the Spirited Soul.
Accompanying the dawn of the Crown Princess's first birthday was an unprecedented April shower that rained down softly glowing balls of light, which gently dispersed throughout the three regions of Clover Kingdom like the scattering seeds of a dandelion. Magic Knights from all nine squads were sent on a number of missions to investigate the strange phenomenon and ensure the safety and security of the kingdom. While the April shower was later linked to a groundbreaking harvest in the Common Realm and Forsaken Realm, where farming was most common. In the end, the Magic Emperor declared that the April shower had done no visible harm and that the Magic Knights would continue to investigate the phenomenon until its cause was ascertained.
Astra, to the stars.
On the Crown Princess's third birthday, it was a relatively uneventful event. There was a customary parade that was led by the Royal Guards, the ceremonial guards that were tasked with the leading procession. Nobles used the parade to display their wealth while artisans and craftsmen used it as an opportunity to openly advertise their skillfulness and mastery at their chosen craft. A second parade took place in the Common Realm during the night and at the highlight of the parade, where several commoners with fire magic shot off fireballs to light up the night sky. It was to the astonishment of all who were attending the parade the night that the night sky had a new constellation, a cluster of stars that was ironically arranged to form a four-pointed star.
Aurora, the Lightest Dusk.
Dusk arrived along with a brilliant light show of golden and silvery-green lights. That night, the entire kingdom gazed upon the aurora in wonder. Anyone with an ounce of magic within them could sense the sheer density of mana that was gathered within the aurora. Some thought that it was a foreshadowing of the power which the Crown Princess would later come to wield. As with the April shower, Magic Knights were deployed to investigate the aurora due to the cluster of mana that was contained within its colorful lights, but it was a slow investigation as no one had Light Magic. Similarly, the Magic Emperor announced that it was an unusual phenomenon but one that could possibly occur in areas with a high mana density or spontaneously as was the case when dungeons emerged.
Some of the more superstitious people claimed that it was a sign that the Crown Princess was blessed by mana and dearly loved by the Spirits, elusive beings of pure magic that all but vanished after the death of the first Magic Emperor. The theory gained credibility when the Crown Princess's name was officially announced on her first birthday as the royal tradition for heirs. That day, the Noble Realm was filled with excitable celebrations as people raised their glasses to the Crown Princess, Alma Astra Aurora Faustus Clover.
Faustus, Auspicious Luck.
When the Crown Princess reached the age of five, the first display of magic she showcased was healing magic. While healing magic itself wasn't especially rare, it was an uncommon magic that branched into different magic bases. However, in the Crown Princess's case, her healing magic was light-based healing magic. Furthermore, healing magic drained one's mana at an exponential rate and required a significant amount of control over one's magic so most healing magic users were members of royalty or nobility.
Alma Astra Aurora Faustus Clover, blessed by mana and cherished dearly by the spirits and the citizens of Clover Kingdom alike.
Only a select few had ever seen the Crown Princess other than King Augustus, the Magic Emperor, and the Crown Princess's handpicked wet nurses and handmaidens in-training. As the captains of the nine Magic Knight squads were summoned by the Magic Emperor to be introduced to the Crown Princess at her whimsical request, it caused a wildfire of rumors to spread throughout the kingdom.
"Hair as white as snow, eyes as green as emeralds, and skin as pale as porcelains," spread throughout the kingdom and the Crown Princess eventually became known as Snow White from her light magic just as much as her hair.