Lover's Eye

The Lover's Eye is the mark of the Lothaen royal family of Bruhinn. The mark depicts a single open eye, including a stylized pupil, drawn with a single stroke of the pen. Members of the Lothaen family wear the mark as a tattoo on the back of one hand. It also appears as a charge on Lothaen family heraldry. It is meant to remind them that they must always act responsibly toward the people of Bruhinn, because they are always being watched. The tattoo becomes a problem for Mikoa Lothaen after she goes into exile, because it reveals her true identity. It is illegal for a commoner to impersonate royalty by wearing a royal mark. She covers the tattoo with a glove.

At the end of Book 9, a new constellation of stars appears in the night sky, resembling the Lover's Eye.