In the first version, Xerxes and Princess Linette were eventually going to be a couple, or at least X was going to have a one-sided crush on her. I scrapped it because 1) I don't think romance has a place in the story and 2) because Linette's personality changed to be more harsh/comically snooty so she really wouldn't be compatible with him and 3) I realized X might not be inclined to like anyone that way. [sorry the image has bad art/dialogue, it is unedited]