Lilium

Lilium Marie is one of the main protagonists of Budding Flame. She is the proprietor of the Veiled Library, a magical building which resides in a pocket dimension separate from reality.

She takes in a human boy and promises his dying mother to raise and protect him. She decides to train him to master his latent magical abilities until he can protect himself in the future.

Appearance
Lilium is a rather tall, pale woman with pointed ears and short translucent horns protruding from the top of her head. She has light turquoise eyes with slit pupils and teal hair with a purple underside worn in a high ponytail reaching down to her waist.

She wears a variety of clothing, tending towards long skirts and dresses made with high quality fabrics. Her outfits are mostly in blues and greens and often sport flowers somewhere in the design. She can always be seen wearing a silver ring with an amethyst embed on her right hand.

Characteristics
Magic: Her primary magic affinity is Water, while her secondary affinity is Dark. Being a Witch, she is adept at casting magic. She has practiced to the point of being able to cast wordlessly, needing only hand gestures to utilize her magical abilities. She is also capable of casting extremely powerful spells given time and preparation. Her magic naturally takes the form of flowers, even without her intending to do so. When casting strong magic, her horns fill with aquamarine liquid and floral tattoos spread across her body.

Floral Speech: She has the unique ability to understand and speak to flowers. She can learn about her surroundings and recent events by listening to the flowers in the area. She is also able to ask them to keep an 'eye' out for her and give them direct orders in certain situations, such as defending her or slowing down pursuers. She claims that different kinds of flowers have different temperaments and must be approached appropriately to get information from them. Due to this ability, flowers will naturally point towards her.

Library Key: The key to the Veiled Library. It allows her to open a door straight into the pocket dimension where the library resides from anywhere she wishes. She keeps it on her person at all times and has only given Aidan express permission to use it once. As the library proprietor, it is magically bound to her soul.

Ring: The amethyst on her ring can negate all other magic within a set area around her when she channels her magic into it. This anti-magic barrier lasts for so long as she concentrates on the gem. Any fae caught within also have their emotions quelled and become calm, and all magical objects become inert, including her key.