Jester
After acquiring a replacement string for his lute, Jester quickly returned to his room to continue his work. He has been toiling to compose a ballad for the past month; writing one after another of lyrical rejects. Jane's birthday was coming soon and Jester was determined to write the perfect song for her. The song that would finally tell her how he felt.
Jester had been left at the castle when he was seven years old by his parents so that he might further his education. They loved him a lot and wanted the best for him. Jester was a clever boy and a quick learner. Being a gypsy though, made him strange and different. The king, who thought only of the possible entertainment to come, didn't bother to make him feel welcome, the rest of the court regarded him with cold detachment and all of the castle children were afraid to approach him. Jester was positively miserable in the beginning…Until he met Jane.
She was the first to speak to him like an equal. She found him absolutely fascinating. She would ask a thousand questions a minute and savor each answer. She loved when he told her stories of knights in shining armor slaying dragons and saving princesses. She showed him where and how to sneak into the kitchen to steal pastries. She taught him how to make stones skip across the water. She even introduced him to the other children who had avoided him and showed them that it was ok to accept him. Her personality was as fiery as her hair, and he was drawn to it, like a moth to a flame.
When Jane first wanted to become a knight, Jester was the only one who didn't laugh or call her dream impossible. She had saved him once long ago and he wanted to do something to return the favor. He had managed to smuggle an old suit from "The long Siege" from the armory that he knew no one would miss. Despite his effort to win her love it only strengthened his title "best friend".
When she rescued the prince from Dragon, she was awarded the privilege of knight's training. He was happy that her dream was being realized but it seemed that that was where her focus was to be devoted. And it was. But now that she was going to be knighted soon.
He felt that the time was right.