Albert Hawke

Albert Hawke (アルベルト・ホーク, Aruberuto Hōku) is a character in the Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent series. He is the commander of the Knights of the Third Order. He is nicknamed the "Ice Knight" for his frigid demeanour. He became an ally and, later on, fiancé of Sei Takanashi, after she saved him from a mortal wound.

Appearance
Albert is a young man with pale skin and mid-length blonde hair. He has blue-gray eyes and wears the uniform of the third knights and carries a sword. It is has been said his looks had came from his mother.

Personality
Albert is known to be very strict and serious towards other people (hence the nickname "ice knight"). However, he is earnest and honest in his work, and because he gets along with knights, no matter the class, he is loved by the knights he works with. Additionally, he had no interest in other girls until he had met Sei (aka she is "melting his heart"). He is shown to very kind and endearing towards Sei. And often expresses his gratitude and compliments to her often. He also dislikes sweets, however Sei had gave him sweets and ate them. As a thank you in return he kisses her hand. Albert subtly flirts with Sei, even though Sei believes that he is just being kind and not flirting. He is known to be quite thoughtful of Sei's feelings. He had known that Sei didn't have much romantic experiences, so he tries to take things slow.

Summary
Albert's grandmother, the former Marquess Hawke, was the older sister of the king before Siegfried Salutania. She was a beautiful woman nicknamed the "ice rose". From an early age, he and his brothers, who inherited her good looks, received numerous marriage proposals. He had disliked being followed around by several noble daughters in his younger years, and so, took to wearing an expressionlessness face, and refusing many introductions to other noble's daughters while attending the Royal Academy. After graduating from the academy, he joined the Knights, and soon began to live in the Knights' barracks. Since the Knights' barracks were secured, he wouldn't be able to run into other nobles' daughters. After enlisting, he made full use of the ice-attribute magic he inherited from his grandmother in subjugating monsters, and made a name for himself.

Ice magic
Jude mentions that only few "ice mages" are able to create ice cubes. Later that day, Albert makes ice for Sei. When fighting monsters in the Western Woods, Albert using his ice powers to enhance his blade and cut through the monsters. Albert enchants Sei's hair ornament to protect her. When she almost gets hit by the salamander, an ice wall appears to protect her.

Sei Takanashi
Sei is Albert's main love interest and becomes her fiancé later on in the story. From the day they met, the two have grown much closer and formed a beautiful relationship. Sei saved Albert's life using a high-level potion she made (complete with 50% boost in efficacy). In order to thank her, he escorts Sei to the forest to help her collect herbs for new potions. The two become much closer as the story progresses, and Albert vows to protect her. Albert notices Sei at the palace on one of her days off and offers her a horse ride home. After that day, he begins to send her back to the Medicinal Flora Research Institute more often.

Albert invites Sei to visit the town with him, where they go shopping and eat food, on one of her days off. When they arrive, he helps her out of the carriage, and proceeds to continue holding her hand throughout the trip. At the end of that day, he gifts her an expensive hair ornament accented by beautiful blue-grey coloured gems that match the colour of his eyes. Apparently it is tradition in Salutania to gift one's love-interest with a present that matches the giver's eye colour. Johan insists that Albert invited Sei on a "date."

It is revealed that Albert initially had no memory of who had saved him. When he asks Johan to meet with the person in order to thank them, he is surprised when he meets Sei. Albert realizes that he had fallen her for at first sight because of her natural beauty and caring personality.

Sei often gets nervous around him, though she's accepted Albert as her escort for formal dinners. Liz s one of the first persons to mention to Sei that she seems to be "in love" and notices how much happier she is after hanging out with Albert. He often kisses her hand, and Sei frequently blushes during those incidents (which is how he soon realizes that Sei feels the same way about him). and is unused to traditional manners of courtship, so he tries to follow her pace. He also tries to become closer whenever he has a chance.

Sei learns she can cast the Saint's Conjuring on command because she realizes it only works when she thinks of Albert (at the time she didn't know it was based on love). During a monster expedition in the Hawke's domain she had fallen into a hole. She begins to reliazes that she is trapped because of the deep slope. While she is down there she thinks of several tasks she had to do when gets back. Like for example making potions for the first order. She had always felt super antsy around the knights and wanted to run away. However, Albert was different from the rest of them. She had wanted to run away but those feelings didn't last long because she didn't want to avoid him. At this point she realizes that she had not only liked him but had fallen in love with him.

It is at the close of the subjugation expedition to the Hawke borderlands territory arc that Sei begins to worry that she would no longer be able to see Albert because of the decline in sightings of monster swamps. She had begun to notice the most of time they had spent together was because of these expeditions. It is at the point in the story that Sei realizes she's the only palace employee who didn't know how to ride horses, and Albert offers to teach her as well as go horseback riding together with her when she's mastered it; The offer leaves Sei relieved because it meant she had more chances to see him in the future. It is has been known throughout society that Albert was on the top of the list of being Sei's future fiancé. Numerous people still tried to become her partner. There had been a slight misunderstanding on the relationship between Yuri Drewes and Sei (caused by some rumours) instigate Albert to move forward in his relationship with Sei.

When Albert decided to finally make a move, he invites Sei to go on a date with him at a park in the capital where he had reserved a special spot just for them. Albert's clothes that day were significantly different from those he wore to the royal capital; they were decorated with gorgeous embroidery to an extent which made his noble status apparent.

The original grove had turned into a frozen landscape, glistening in the light of the setting sun. He recreated the story he heard from her about Japan's annual Christmas lights. She had told him about how they decorated trees with ornamental lights during the cold months of the season in her past world. Albert used his ice magic and enchanted foci to recreate the scene. When Sei turned to Albert to thank him for what he did, he grabbed her right hand. When Sei looked up to ask why he had taken hold of her hand, she was met with a serious expression. Wrapping her right hand with both of his hands, Commander Hawke opened his mouth and said, “Sei, I love you. Will you marry me?”

When Sei accepts his proposal, he pulls her into his arms and hugs her closely. He explains that he had wanted to take it slower since she was not accustomed to traditional courting; However, due to the numerous proposals directed at her, he had to confess his feelings before it was too late.

Unnamed Great Uncle
He had been the king of Salutania before Siegfried Salutania.

Unnamed Grandmother
She was the previous lady of the Hawke Borderlands. And had been the older sister of the ­previous king. She had been so beautiful that they’d called her “the Frozen Rose.” The three brothers had inherited her beauty.

Helmut Hawke
Helmut Hawke is the father of Albert Hawke. He is the marquis of the Hawke Borderlands. Lord Hawke had blond hair and blue-grey eyes, which Albert inherits. His hair was a darker shade than Albert's, and overall he more closely resembled Albert's older brother, the minister of military services (Josef Hawke). He is married to Claudia Hawke (wife).

Claudia Hawke
Claudia Hawke is the mother of Albert Hawke. She is the marquess of the Hawke Borderlands. Lady Hawke has silver hair that falls in gentle waves, and light purple eyes. She has a kind air about her. The light gives her hair a pale-blue sheen, so perhaps it isn't accurate to call it strictly silver. It is often said that Albert's good looks came from her.

Josef Hawke
Josef Hawke is the older brother of Erhart and Albert; he is the oldest son of the Hawke family. He has dark blonde hair like his father and is known as the minister of military services. He is married to a girl who has ash-coloured hair and grey eyes with a slight purple hue.

Erhart Hawke
Erhart Hawke is the older brother of Albert Hawke and is the second oldest of the Hawke family. He is the second in command of the Royal Magi Assembly. He has silver hair, similar to his mother.

Unnamed Sister-In-Law
Josef's wife was introduced to Sei during the food festival. Her name is not particularly stated within the novels yet. She had ash-colored hair with a slight purple hue and gray eyes. In short, she was a true beauty with an ethereal aura.

Johan Valdec
Johan often teases Albert when it comes to Sei. When Albert had asked him to introduce him to the person who had saved him so he could thank them personally, he knew that Albert's true intentions were trying to get to know Sei better. He knows from the beginning that his best friend is quite fond of Sei. Johan often catches Albert and Sei staring into each others eyes for a long period of time when they visit him. And Albert often asks Johan how Sei is doing and if she been doing well.

Unnamed niece/nephew
This child is the nice/nephew to him. However, child's name is currently unmentioned. The parents are Josef Hawke and his wife.

Trivia

 * He dislikes sweets.

Etymology

 * Albert's surname "Hawke" (ホーク) is a type of bird.