Leona and Lilia

There have been at least two different instances in the game of Leona and Lilia facing off in a physical competition: in an early vignette Lilia successfully goads Leona into a one-on-one game of soccer that is narrated by Trey and Rook, who comment on how skilled the two are without a concussion of either one winning out over the other. 

During the Cloudcalling event Leona trains Lilia in how to compete in a local tournament with Lilia saying he couldn’t lay a finger on Leona during a practice match, but in both instances Lilia was weakened by the sun at the time.

Leona personally selects Lilia for the tournament in his hometown, saying, “Nobody moves like you do. Gives me the creeps, if I’m being honest. I’d rather leave you behind, but I can’t deny your talent.”

Lilia responds, “Oh, Leona, you say the nicest things. I’m blushing!,” and agrees to join.

When Lilia volunteers to sit in the passenger seat by Leona as he drives them through the savanna Leona refuses, saying, “I see chaos in my future.”

There have been at least two instances of Lilia scolding Sebek for his behavior towards Leona, once during Halloween and once before Vargas Camp, warning Sebek that his aggressive behavior towards Leona “could potentially spark tension between our royal houses.”

When Leona comes to Diasomnia to return Malleus’ ceremonial robes, delivered to him by mistake, he immediately goads Malleus into an argument, mocking him for cleaning robes that he will never wear as no one is going to invite him anywhere.

Malleus begins to insult Leona back, to Lilia’s delight: “Yes, good. He’s having a bit of fun ribbing a schoolmate. This is precisely the kind of experience Malleus needs.”

Lilia tells Leona that his gift for Leona’s birthday is leaving him alone for the day, only to later attend Leona’s birthday party anyway.

Leona seems to be the only person suspicious of Silver having heard Lilia scream at the start of Spectral Soiree, and later he is revealed to be correct, with Lilia explaining, “The ghosts bespelled everyone else and took them out through the windows. None of the other students made a sound. And yet my scream alone pierced the silence…that’s clearly suspicious, which means I’m the culprit!” (Leona: “I knew that didn’t add up.”)

After they have both been captured during Playfulland, Lilia tries to get Leona to agree about the joys of school. Leona meets Lilia’s eyes and silently realizes that Lilia is preparing a ploy to get them released, playing along accordingly, though the plot fails (Jack:” No wonder Leona was saying such out of character stuff”).

Leona and Lilia’s earliest interaction in the main story may be Book 2, where Lilia reveals his role in compromising Leona’s plans to injure Malleus.

Lilia says, “if you ask me, the collar suits you far better than a crown ever could,” accusing Leona’s sensitive ego driving him to direct his “petty anger” at his retainers, and “the idea of you ever contending with a REAL king like our Malleus — is absolutely laughable…You would never be fit to rule!,” successfully driving Leona to overblot.

(Riddle sends Lilia to fetch Crowley for help, but he is not seen again in the main story until Book 4.)

The next time Lilia and Leona interact in the main story is possibly Book 7, where Leona attends Lilia’s farewell party at Lilia’s invitation. Lilia says he is surprised that Leona came at all and Leona responds that he had assumed Lilia “wanted some long-overdue payback,” and didn’t expect an actual party.

Leona says he has long since moved past what happened at the spelldrive tournament, and, “In fact, I have my own regrets from that time—I wish l’d shown more maturity amidst all you mewling cubs.” 

Lilia offers to call the events of Book 2 “water under the bridge,” but Leona changes the subject, saying, “the best part about today? It’ll be the last time I ever see that shifty mug of yours.”