@Sciborg I finished the first book (a few hours ago)
oh, there's a darling side character
> "Are you happy here?" he asked. "Oh, yes, your highness," she said. "I get to wear pretty clothes, and I get to have a girl's name, and my sisters take very good care of me."
she lives with a few other trans girls (I count 7 named trans female characters, including the protag) and at least three others felt pretty "important side character"