You lived a normal life in your kingdom. At least, as normal as you could live, considering you were the Princess of Xypheir, a kingdom of its own renown. One day, the King you learned to call The Pale King offered your parents a deal. A promise, one they couldn't refuse. Next thing you know, you're being sent away to the great Kingdom of Hallownest, where you're supposed to both train and marry the Pale King's child, the training as the Pale King's end of the deal, marrying as your parents' agreement. At first, you couldn't help but feel rage, but then you discover that his child is a vessel, born to take on an infection that found Hallownest. So everything will alright, right? You won't have to deal with him for long, and it will be okay, because it's not like you would form a bond with him... Right?
DISCLAIMER: None of the characters or areas belong to me (aside from Xypheir, and more or less MC), they all belong to their respective owners, Team Cherry. Hollow Knight also does not belong to me, so once again, thank Team Cherry for the hell that is the Absolute Radiance (/hj).
You bestow on an adventure into the civilization of Hallownest. Along the way, you come across and form allies with nearby residents or bugs around the unique areas you visit. However, you begin to develop a close bond with one of the people you met; Quirrel.
There was just something about him that made you feel so delighted and excited every time you saw him in different parts of Hallownest. Maybe it was his soothing and reassuring voice, providing you with the most positive dialogue. Or it could be the way he acts and asks so many questions about the world around him.
Possibly everything about him made you feel such a rush of emotions that nearly every time you came across him, you wouldn't know what to say. You decide to dig in deeper into your feelings for this particular friend of yours as you discover the miserable truth and more lore about the plague that had fallen upon Hallownest.