Estella

Estella Rivulet (nee Beaufort) is a noble and the granddaughter of Rodrigo Beaufort, Count of Capelami. She is also the cousin of Gionno Beaufort, and the second, albeit invalid, wife of Gerald Rivulet.

General Information
Estella's parents died at sea when she was extremely young, leaving her in the care of her grandfather. He was an extremely brash man during her youth, often driving her to drown herself in books. She grew up to be a hopeless romantic, often dreaming of the elves of old that she read about.

Meeting Gerald
Estella met Gerald during a banquet being hosted in her parent's honor. Unlike her grandfather, who showed him little respect, Estella instantly fell in love with him, having been attracted to his elven lineage. Her cousin Gionno was furious to see that Gerald, an elf, was there, but was stopped from killing him by Rodgrio, who did not wish to have any bloodshed on such a day. Instead, Gerald was escorted out, presumed to never be seen again.

Star-Crossed Lovers
Estella went up to her room later that night after the party and vowed her love to Gerald in spite of her family's hatred toward Elves. Having planned to sneak in, Gerald appeared outside her balcony and made himself known to her. Claiming to have fallen in love with her at first sight, they went on to sleep together and, the following day, were secretly married at her behest.

Over the ensuing days, Estella would secretly spend her time with Gerald, giving him tours of the castle, explaining it's rich elven history, or making love to him. Things would not remain comfortable, however, as Rodrigo would eventually tell her that he found a match for her - the Count of Louisan. Enraged, she began to argue with him, being driven to accidentally reveal that she had already married. Furious, Rodrigo commanded to know who her husband was, eventually learning that it was Gerald.

While sending guards out to find and capture him, little did they know that he had actually been in the castle the whole time, having broken into Rodrigo's private room, and stolen a priceless necklace; a family heirloom, leaving a Fool tarot card in its place. On his way to escape, he converged with an unwitting Estella, who was worried sick that they had found him. Taking her in his arms and kissing her, he told her of an old tree that sat outside the keep walls, and that she was to meet him there that night so they could run away and be together.

She did just that; only to not find him waiting.