alous ▁of ▁Syl via ▁for ▁being ▁named ▁as ▁Te ppe i ' s ▁f ian c ée . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁but ler ▁who ▁is ▁very ▁protect ive ▁of ▁her ▁and ▁who ▁will ▁often ▁go ▁to ▁great ▁lengths ▁to ▁protect ▁her . ▁She ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁f ian c ée ▁in ▁the ▁an ime ; ▁despite ▁this ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁on ▁Te ppe i . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁main ▁hero ines ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁Syl vie ▁is ▁a ▁noble ▁of ▁the ▁fict ional ▁F lem ish ▁Princi p ality ▁of ▁Eastern ▁Europe . ▁While ▁she ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁F lem ish , ▁she ▁has ▁not ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁her ▁m ature ▁life ▁in ▁that ▁nation ▁and ▁att ends ▁school ▁in ▁Japan . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁elder ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁daughters ▁of ▁Vincent ▁van ▁H ossen , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁van ▁H ossen ▁family ▁and ▁is ▁very ▁sk illed ▁in ▁f encing . ▁She ▁first ▁meets ▁Te ppe i ▁when ▁they ▁sp ar ▁in ▁the ▁garden ▁during ▁a ▁party . ▁Both ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁surprised ▁when ▁they ▁are ▁told ▁that ▁their ▁marriage ▁has ▁been ▁arranged . ▁When ▁they ▁next ▁sp ar red , ▁Syl via ▁won ▁the ▁show down ▁by ▁the ▁mer est ▁fraction ▁of ▁a ▁second . ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁bit ▁reserved ▁but ▁enjo ys ▁her ▁b outs ▁with ▁Te ppe i ▁and ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁understand ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁friend ▁first , ▁before ▁they ▁are ▁married . ▁ ▁Maria , ▁her ▁younger ▁sister ,