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 Order Knights and carries a sword. It is has been said his looks came from his mother.

Personality
Albert is known to be very strict and serious towards other people. In his younger days, he was known to have an icy demeanour especially towards women (hence the nickname "ice knight") some negative experiences he shared with Erhart. However, he is earnest and honest in his work, and because he gets along with knights, no matter their social class, he is loved by the knights he works with. Additionally, he had no interest in other girls until he had met Sei (i.e., she "melted his heart"). He is shown to very kind and endearing towards Sei, and often expresses his gratitude and compliments to her often. He generally dislikes sweets; However, he willingly eats those Sei gives him. Throughout the series, especially prior to their engagement, Albert subtly flirts with Sei, even though Sei believes that he is just being kind and/or teasing her and not flirting. He is known to be quite thoughtful of Sei's feelings. He had known that Sei didn't have much romantic experience, 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. On their first trip to town in the Capital, Albert makes ice for Sei. When fighting monsters in the Western Woods, Albert using his ice magic 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.

Spells he's known to have used:

 * Ice Wall

Swordmanship
Albert is portrayed as a knight who is skilled with the sword. He is often shown dispatching monsters in a single strike.

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 is 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 flirts with Sei, especially when they're alone, and Sei frequently blushes during those incidents—such as when Albert kissed her hand in appreciation of the enchanted necklace she gifts him, or when he touches her face (which is how he soon realises that Sei feels the same way about him). Albert knows that Sei doesn't have that much romantic experience 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 eventually learns to cast the Saint's Conjuring on command—but with a catch. To her mortification, she realises she can only invoke the Saint's Conjuring when she thinks of Albert (though, at the time, she didn't know the power was based on love).

During a monster expedition in Hawke's domain Sei falls down a hole. Looking around, she realises that she can't return to the top because of the deep and steep slope. While waiting for Albert, Yuri and the knights to reach her, she distracts herself from dark thoughts by thinking of several tasks she had to do when gets back to the capital: like, for example, making potions for the First Order Knights. It was during this reminiscing that Sei recalls always feeling super antsy around the First Order Knights because of how they idolised her and treated her like royalty, and her frequently having the urge to run away from all of them. It is also during on this occasion that Sei realises that though Albert occasionally also made her feel like she wanted to run away when he teases her, that those feelings didn't last long because she didn't really want to avoid him. At this point she realises that she not only liked him but had fallen in love with him.

It is at the close of the Hawke Domain subjugation expedition 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 that the most of time they had spent together was because of these expeditions. It is also at this point in the story that Sei realises 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 candidates for Sei's future fiancé. Nevertheless, numerous people still tried to become her partner. After attending a play with Yuri, a slight misunderstanding on the relationship between Yuri Drewes and Sei (caused by some rumours) instigates 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 wonderland, 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 winter months 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 said, “Sei, I love you. Will you marry me?”

When Sei accepts his proposal, he pulls her into his arms and hugs her close. 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 has blond hair and the blue-grey eyes the three Hawke brothers all have. His hair is a darker shade than Albert's. Overall, Helmut more closely resembles 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 with a slight purple hue and grey eyes.

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. Like his mother, he has silver hair.

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 long periods of time whenever 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 niece/nephew to him. However, child's name is currently unmentioned. The parents are Josef Hawke and his wife.

Trivia

 * He dislikes sweets.
 * He loves Sei's cooking.

Etymology

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