is fine with the fact that Louise has feelings for Saito. The sisters' character CD, which they share with their younger sister Louise, was released on 24 October 2007. Wardes is introduced as the Captain of Tristain's Magic Guard, known as the Griffin Knights. He claims to be Louise's fiancé since he befriended her as young girl. He is a highly skilled swordsman who also uses magic to easily defeat Saito in their first practice match. He escorts Louise to Albion, but misleads her into thinking Saito and friends have left them. After Louise meets with Wales, Wardes insists on marrying her right away at Albion. He then stops her from delivering Wales's reply letter. After capturing her, he reveals he is part of the Reconquista faction and a traitor. Both the novel and anime imply that he is aware of Louise's potential as a Void Mage and interested in her primarily for that reason. At the wedding, Wardes stands with a spell-bound Louise, but it is interrupted when Saito barges in and frees Louise from the spell. He takes the opportunity to kill Wales. Saito eventually defeats Wardes with a cut to his hand, however, Wardes escapes. In the novels, Saito and Wardes reach a stalemate when fighting during the war. In the anime, Wardes is killed by Louise's revealed Void Magic: "Explosion". It is possible that Wardes is named for "the Comte de Wardes", a villainous character who appears in Alexandre Dumas père''s "Musketeer" novels, but this has not been verified. Gallia Sheffield , a mysterious beauty, is introduced as Cromwell's secretary in the Reconquista faction, but she later kills Cromwell after he is captured by Tristain and takes possession of the Ring of Andavari, which furthers the war between Albion and Tristain. Sheffield poisons South Gotha's water supply so those who drink it will also revolt against Tristania and Queen Henrietta. In the third anime season, she reveals that she is , a familiar of a Void Mage. Her power allows her to use any magical artifact and gives her insight into magic theory. She later reveals that her master is Joseph, the current King of Gallia, who is searching for other Void mages. She served Joseph out of a desire to be loved by him. Joseph Former king of Gallia and Sheffield's master as well as Tabitha's uncle. Considered to be cold-blooded amid his hunger for