Even when he was a child, Julian still felt something special between the two of them. He was raised as a member of the royal guard, and he was responsible for making sure that the children were safe. As a guard, he was always by his side. He felt guilty for letting her go, because he was the one that let her go. Julian says that he is just a "mission" and that he will leave the rest to the reader. He says that at the time, he thought that the reason for adrielle's love for devon was her love for him. However, she was confined to her room because she was a princess. She was not allowed to express herself, and she was only allowed to think of herself as a "bird in a cage" .