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Challe Fen Challe is a central figure born as a warrior fairy from a piece of obsidian, which gives him a physical form almost entirely covered in black, from his long black hair to his attire. His appearance is strikingly beautiful, yet he possesses an aggressive and cynical personality. This contradiction often leads others, including his first impression on Anne Halford, to mistake him for a passive pet or companion fairy, overlooking his immense combat capabilities. His eyes are notable for having vertical slit pupils, similar to a cat's, and his wings are large and intricate, though his right wing was severed by fairy hunters to enforce his enslavement. He carries the detached wing in a small leather pouch that is always with him.
Having been enslaved by humans for seventy years prior to the story, Challe harbors a deep-seated distrust and resentment toward humanity. This bitterness originates from the death of Elizabeth, a young human girl he shared a sibling-like bond with for fifteen years, calling her Liz, before she was killed by other humans. After her death, he killed three fairy hunters during his own capture before being subdued. As a result, he is openly hostile, speaks with a sharp and foul mouth, and carries a prideful, defiant attitude. He does not hesitate to insult humans or point out their hypocrisy, which has led to him being labeled a defective fairy by slave traders. His extensive knowledge of the world, including the dangers of the perilous Bloody Highway, comes from his long years of servitude and travel.
At the beginning of his journey with Anne Halford, a young aspiring Silver Sugar Master who purchases him as a bodyguard, Challe is a reluctant participant. He openly mocks her, referring to her exclusively as Scarecrow due to her thin frame, and challenges her ideals of equality between humans and fairies. He constantly reminds her of their master-slave dynamic, refusing to act without a direct order and stating clearly that he will never consider her a friend. Despite this abrasive exterior, he consistently protects her from physical threats like bandits and wild animals, revealing a layer of underlying empathy. His core motivation begins to shift when Anne voluntarily returns his severed wing, the object that grants her ownership over him. She keeps her promise to grant him freedom, and in a pivotal moment, Challe chooses to stay by her side of his own free will. This act transforms his motivation from one of forced obligation to personal devotion and deep loyalty.
As the story progresses, Challe evolves from a cold and distrustful figure into a fiercely protective and emotionally open individual, though he retains his blunt and sarcastic demeanor. His dedication to Anne is tested when he makes the significant sacrifice of trading his reclaimed freedom to the noblewoman Bridget Paige. He exchanges his wing for Bridget’s help to clear Anne’s name after she is sabotaged, willingly returning to slavery to protect Anne’s dreams. Later in the narrative, a revelation uncovers that the obsidian from which Challe was born was one of the three precious gemstones embedded in the sword of the last Fairy King. This discovery makes him a candidate for the throne alongside his brothers, Lafalle Fen Lafalle and another sibling born from the other stones. This lineage forces him into a climactic confrontation with his brother, which results in both of them falling from a cliff. Challe survives but loses his memory, living with a fairy hunter and his brother until the taste of sugar apples—a trigger linked to Anne—restores his memory, allowing him to return to her. Their journey culminates in a romantic relationship, with Challe and Anne becoming lovers and eventually marrying.
Challe possesses several notable abilities that stem directly from his origins as a warrior fairy born from obsidian. His primary power is the ability to materialize sharp blades made of black obsidian seemingly out of thin air, which he wields with expert swordsmanship in combat. This innate weapon creation, combined with his high fighting abilities and centuries of experience, makes him a formidable fighter. Beyond his physical prowess, his development is marked by a significant emotional ability: the capacity to move past his trauma and form a genuine, trusting bond with a human, ultimately finding a sense of purpose and home not in freedom alone, but in his chosen relationship with Anne.
Having been enslaved by humans for seventy years prior to the story, Challe harbors a deep-seated distrust and resentment toward humanity. This bitterness originates from the death of Elizabeth, a young human girl he shared a sibling-like bond with for fifteen years, calling her Liz, before she was killed by other humans. After her death, he killed three fairy hunters during his own capture before being subdued. As a result, he is openly hostile, speaks with a sharp and foul mouth, and carries a prideful, defiant attitude. He does not hesitate to insult humans or point out their hypocrisy, which has led to him being labeled a defective fairy by slave traders. His extensive knowledge of the world, including the dangers of the perilous Bloody Highway, comes from his long years of servitude and travel.
At the beginning of his journey with Anne Halford, a young aspiring Silver Sugar Master who purchases him as a bodyguard, Challe is a reluctant participant. He openly mocks her, referring to her exclusively as Scarecrow due to her thin frame, and challenges her ideals of equality between humans and fairies. He constantly reminds her of their master-slave dynamic, refusing to act without a direct order and stating clearly that he will never consider her a friend. Despite this abrasive exterior, he consistently protects her from physical threats like bandits and wild animals, revealing a layer of underlying empathy. His core motivation begins to shift when Anne voluntarily returns his severed wing, the object that grants her ownership over him. She keeps her promise to grant him freedom, and in a pivotal moment, Challe chooses to stay by her side of his own free will. This act transforms his motivation from one of forced obligation to personal devotion and deep loyalty.
As the story progresses, Challe evolves from a cold and distrustful figure into a fiercely protective and emotionally open individual, though he retains his blunt and sarcastic demeanor. His dedication to Anne is tested when he makes the significant sacrifice of trading his reclaimed freedom to the noblewoman Bridget Paige. He exchanges his wing for Bridget’s help to clear Anne’s name after she is sabotaged, willingly returning to slavery to protect Anne’s dreams. Later in the narrative, a revelation uncovers that the obsidian from which Challe was born was one of the three precious gemstones embedded in the sword of the last Fairy King. This discovery makes him a candidate for the throne alongside his brothers, Lafalle Fen Lafalle and another sibling born from the other stones. This lineage forces him into a climactic confrontation with his brother, which results in both of them falling from a cliff. Challe survives but loses his memory, living with a fairy hunter and his brother until the taste of sugar apples—a trigger linked to Anne—restores his memory, allowing him to return to her. Their journey culminates in a romantic relationship, with Challe and Anne becoming lovers and eventually marrying.
Challe possesses several notable abilities that stem directly from his origins as a warrior fairy born from obsidian. His primary power is the ability to materialize sharp blades made of black obsidian seemingly out of thin air, which he wields with expert swordsmanship in combat. This innate weapon creation, combined with his high fighting abilities and centuries of experience, makes him a formidable fighter. Beyond his physical prowess, his development is marked by a significant emotional ability: the capacity to move past his trauma and form a genuine, trusting bond with a human, ultimately finding a sense of purpose and home not in freedom alone, but in his chosen relationship with Anne.