A Main Character

Nova Kazimir
Nova is the crown prince of Avalore, and the heir to the throne. He is known for being extremely self-centered and selfish, as well as arrogant and loud. Throughout the novel, Nova is kind of an idiot in street smarts, but very academically knowledgeable. Despite this, mans got some SERIOUS emotional issues.

Childhood
When Nova was born, a star fell from the sky. Therefore, the queen named him Nova.

Growing up Nova was not allowed to be alone outside the city. He had to be accompanied at all times unless he was inside the castle. Queen Elizabeth despised how the King kept him locked inside the castle, so she would often take Nova out herself along with Florence. Nova loved the vibrant city and markets, the city people always being very kind to the young child.

When Nova was 10 the purge years started short after Elizabeth's death. He was hidden inside a crevice in the valley, unable to turn away as he watched his Mother get torn to shreds by Iris. He was discovered two days later by his father.

At age 12 Nova began sword and weapons training, along with his academic studies. By then his only companion was Florence, and he was no longer allowed outside the castle gates unless he had a full escort with him.

Nova's dream Ark explained
After Nova is pronounced dead post Heroine Siege, there are several chapters after where Nova is living east of Saltwood in Kingdom Faemley.

He lives in a small cottage on a hill side, with a vast view of the grasslands ahead. He spends his days watching sunsets, collecting firewood, and bathing in the stream. He is living alone. In the chapters, the only colors mentioned are varying shades of grey and orange. The whole time Nova is living in only these colors. At first it was assumed this was some kind of afterlife.

Later on, Nova sees a blue flower, and he drops it, crying. He doesn't understand why it's there. When he turns around, Magnus is standing behind him, smiling. Nova starts to sob when suddenly Magnus slaps him. This is when it is revealed that Nova is in fact alive, and is being held hostage by Vivienne.

What triggered Nova to come out of his intense dissociation state was Vivienne starting to sexually assault Nova for the first time. Nova started to whisper Magnus's name unintentionally, begging for help. Vivienne, enraged, slapped Nova, snapping him out of his delusion.

Nova was both sexually and physically assaulted by Vivienne, from post-heroine siege all the way to post-redemption ark. Although the actual torture was not explicitly stated, Vivienne used both magic and physcological manipulation to convince Nova that Magnus was actually the one hurting him. That is why, at the end of the first book, Nova tries to kill Magnus.

Facts not mentioned in the book
If Nova lived in our time he would live in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia with strong Russian and Icelandic Heritage.

Nova has a fear of thunder. Not because the actual sound scares him, but because his mother used to comfort him during thunderstorms when he was young. So even though the sound doesn't scare him anymore, he can't help but sob when it rains because it reminds him of her in the most painful way possible.

Nova gets sick easily.

He carries a Jian sword with black wire wrapped around the handle with red wire accents. The hilt is made of polished Ebony carved with Dahlia flowers. His scabbard is also Ebony, with the same Dahlia flowers carved into the wood with gold paint accents.

He shit himself training with the knights when he was younger.

Quotes
"You're a fucking idiot."

"Please, I-I can't...don't-!"

"You're too good Magnus. And that's why...I have to do this."

"Can we PLEASE get this show on the FUCKING road."

"Why is it that every time we go anywhere someone is trying to kill you?"

"If I had a cabbage every time I've thought of you absolutely banging my brains out, I'd have a hella lotta cabbages."