Queen Amelia ($9/hr)

Amelia should have a soft, gentle, mature voice with a calm and almost comforting quality. Keep her volume relatively low and her delivery measured, as though she rarely feels the need to raise her voice. She should sound emotionally restrained rather than emotionless, there are feelings underneath her words, but she has become accustomed to keeping them contained. Her interactions with Matteo should carry complicated layers: she may speak to him with genuine affection or concern while simultaneously avoiding the painful subjects between them, creating an uncomfortable contrast between what she says and what she failed to do. When confronted about her past, Amelia shouldn't suddenly become defensive or villainous; instead, let her become hesitant, saddened, uncomfortable, or quietly ashamed.