Born the second child to Comtessa of Corsica and her husband, she grew up in the castle of Ajaccio with her eldest sister, Leonide, and her younger ones that would come later; Madeleine and the twins, Merielle and Marielle. While Leonide had to follow the path of being the heir of the family, Esmee had a bit more freedom.
From an early age, it was noted that her sense of smell was quite acute. Able to pick out the seasonings in the cook's soup by just a whiff, or name the flowers in the vase unseen in the hallway. The older she got, the more attention she would pay to scents, often combining things on her own to make perfumes to wear. Her family would tease her about the fact she could become lost in her work, her head stuck in the flowers instead of clouds until she got it just… perfect.
Like Leonide, tutoring on many subjects was given to her, but with her sister being heir, Esmee got to miss those on the topics of running an estate for more than what she might need to know for when she got married.
When she came of age, she requested to be allowed to travel to learn from various countries the art of perfume. Allowances were made, and a ship taken to Hellene, Caerdicci, Argonia, and even to Tiberium so she might learn from the best masters of perfume.
She was there, in Tiberium, when she got the letter to return home, that her sister, Leonide, was missing and presumed dead because of pirates. A hatred was born then along the trip back home, which may cause problems in the future.