Leonard

Leonard is a love interest in the book Queen in 30 Days.

About Leonard[]

Leonard, Duke of Lanshire, is the step-brother of Prince Richard and step-son of King Henry. His mother Victoria and King Henry married of convenience, there was no love between them. To secure Richard's future throne, it had been revealed that King Henry never sleeps with Leonard's mother.

He first appears in Season 1 Chapter 8. Jessica (default name of the main character) first met him in a strange dream.

Leonard has lived at the palace of Sagar since the age of 10. Witnessing the cruelty of indifference from King Henry and seeing his mother suffering from loneliness, his underlying hatred towards Richard and King Henry is one of the reasons he wants to fight for the throne, and also to protect his loved ones- his mother and later, Jessica. He told Jessica in Season 3 that he thought Sagar deserved another ruler, someone more reasonable and restrained like him.

Leonard is a man of mystery, seldom displays his emotions and his motivation. Never shows interest for the throne in the public. Even facing an accusation in the later chapters, he was still calm and collected. He is calculated and indifferent but gentle and caring to the one he loves. He is infatuated with Jessica and self-conscious about his painting skills during their private painting session.

Leonard took up painting after he visited Karlskirche in Vienna as a child. He was very impressed by the paintings on the walls and the ceiling, but most of all, he was in awe because one of the frescos depicted a woman who looked just like his mother. ^[1]

Relationships[]

Jessica (default name of the main character): allies, enemies or possible future wife. He said she was the most unexpected thing that happened in the palace from the day he was there. Sometimes, he calls her princess.
Richard: Step-brother. (no blood relation) They don't like each other. He considers Richard too spoiled and impulsive to be a ruler.
Adam: Indifference. He mocked him as being Richard's dog.
King Henry: Stepfather. Leo hates him.
Queen Victoria: Leo's mother, they have a very close relationship.

Trivia[]

Zodiac sign: ♒ Aquarius
Like: Smell of fresh paints, spring rain, his mother
Dislike: Unreliable allies, Adam's sock smell, "Draw me!"
Jessica heard a rumor in the palace that Leonard was gay.
The writer, Ursa Rysina shared a glimpse of his traumatic childhood memory in her personal VK account. ^[2]
Ursa clarified that Leonard and Richard are actually not blood-related, this was a mistake in the game (that they only share different mothers but the same father).
Notwithstanding his love for painting, he remorsefully admitted it's hard to make a living as a painter. He once used Jessica as his model for body-painting (diamond scene).
In the scene he proposing Jessica, he mentioned he spent 15 years with Richard, indicated that he is around 25 years old.
If you hooked up with Leo inside the ruins (S3, EP3), he won't tell anyone. It won't affect the relationship with Adam or Richard if you engaged either one of them.
If you chose the diamonds scene with Leo in the desert (S3, EP4), your relationship with Adam/ Richard will worsen.
In the ending if you betrayed Richard: only Queen Victoria and your mother were in the wedding, however, none of your friends, as well as King Henry, attended.

Romance Path[]

Season 1:

Ep 10 · The Queen and Some Scheming

Am much more interested in you. (27 plot 🙈 required) (You managed to find out something interesting about Leonard!)

Season 2:

Ep 3 · The Queen and the King's Tea Party

(Greet him as a prince.)
(Ask for a favor.) (💎10) (The kind attitude of the Queen will help you later!)

Ep 9 · A Queen or a Countess?

Will help you. (💎29) (Thanks to you, Leonard will be able to frame Julia!)
I don't mind. (💎29)
I can't be yours... (You've just rejected a prince!)

Season 3:

Ep 3 · The Queen and the Sandstorm

Adam, no. (You rejected Adam!)
Want proof...
- (Seduce him.) (💎30) (Sex scene) (Your relationship with Leonard has improved!)

Ep 4 · The Queen at the Oasis

Would rather it remained alive. (Your relationship with Leonard has improved!)
Don't. (Your relationship with Leonard has improved!)
(Kiss him.) (💎29) (Sex scene) (Your relationship with Leonard has improved!)

Ep 5 · The Queen Strikes Back

In detail. (💎12)
Felt something like that... (Your relationship with Leonard has improved!)
(Blame Richard) (You chose in favor of Leonard!) OR (Blame no one)

Ep 6 · The Queen and the Reckoning

(Let him hold your hand.)
(Accept.)

Possible Endings[]

If MC betrays Richard and accepts Leonard's proposal for marriage, Leonard takes Richard's place on the throne and MC becomes the queen.
If MC betrays Richard but declines Leonard's proposal for marriage, MC will be sent back to New York and Leonard will marry Alva.