Character: Elio Perlman

One evening, while reading in my father's library, I came across the story of a handsome young knight madly in love with a princess. She is also in love with him, although she does not seem to fully realize it. And despite the friendship that has struck up between them, or perhaps as a result of this very friendship, he feels helpless and voiceless in front of her disarming sincerity, and is completely unable to start a conversation about his love. And then one day he asks her directly: What