L'Evallier, Chief Elf, one of the most noble of his kind, is effectively the Queen's conscience. He sees it as his duty to be her gallant knight which, to him, also means making it very clear to her when she's wrong. He cannot be bribed or threatened. Nor will he abbreviate any words (though the Queen will if under stress or in a hurry) but his wife, Melanbury, has brought a new dimension to his life. As ever, it was an arranged marriage. She is almost as noble as he is but there is one crucial difference between their marriage and most noble marriages. L'Evallier is crazy about Melanbury. She, to begin with, is terrified of being in the same room as him, making Eileen wonder what her parents told Melanbury about sex, but eventually the marriage is consumatted. L'Evallier experiences a lot of frustration before that point (!) and is aware he is not supposed to show emotion. It is vulgar and undignified. He is not sure if he should feel any emotions either but Melanbury changes that. Melanbury gradually helps L'Evallier to become less of a stuffed shirt while still being a gallant, honest knight to the Queen.
L'Evallier is also brave, showing immense courage later when the Witch briefly manages to overthrow the Queen with Brankaresh's help. The elf becomes, for the Fairy Kingdom, its most noble resistance leader ever. He is also brave in not being afraid to criticize Eileen either and she respects him for it, while totally disagreeing with a lot of what he says about her.
L'Evallier is also brave, showing immense courage later when the Witch briefly manages to overthrow the Queen with Brankaresh's help. The elf becomes, for the Fairy Kingdom, its most noble resistance leader ever. He is also brave in not being afraid to criticize Eileen either and she respects him for it, while totally disagreeing with a lot of what he says about her.
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