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PERSES VANSERRA || Fourth Son of Autumn || Hunter

Status: Deceased || /ˈpɝsˌəs/ || pur-ses

• Extremely skilled hunter, deadly with a crossbow. Specialized in crafting ash weapons.

• Perses was a fraternal twin, older than his brother by 4 hours and 33 minutes.

• Killed by Tamlin on the Spring Court border following his chase after the freshly exiled Lucien Vanserra.

• The only Vanserra brother to have had unwavering loyalty to Beron without an ulterior motive. He was deeply proud of his status and committed to preserving the reputation of his line.

• Upon discovering Lucien’s true parentage, Perses began seeing him as an insult to the Vanserra name, a traitor, and no longer his brother. When Lucien was 10, Perses took him out on a hunt, fully intending to kill him in the forest. Perses, however, was unaware they were being followed by Vermilion, who was suspicious of Perses’s sudden interest in their little brother. Seconds after Perses fired for Lucien’s throat, his seemingly indestructible ash arrow halted mid-air and sizzled into crackling specks of flame. Shocked, Perses blinked, only to find Vermilion leaning against an ancient oak tree, Lucien safely hidden behind. Vermilion attacked then, his fire whip more ruthless than ever, earning Perses the scars around his arms. It is only for Lucien’s sake that Vermilion decided to spare him, not wanting to make a child watch his own brother’s murder.

• Perses and Lucien are the only two Vanserras to have had their mother’s russet eyes.