I am Charlotte Brumble, a young lady aged nineteen... and about to be many more. My life use to be boring, until I met a crown prince and found my way into the castle.
An orphan girl living with her grandmother in the cold northern parts of England. Not everyone likes me, especially not the girls in my village. Certainly because I have been termed; 'possessed'...I know... crazy right. Because I have no evil spirits or demons (I mean we all do, but...).
And as much as I am a thief and a liar, I am also very honest, and my patriarch doesn't really appreciate that.
I have never had a 'courtie' like the girls call, which is a man who asks you to wear a big heavy dress and attend a gala with him. You can both get married afterwards, and that is if you don't piss each other off. Nope...never had that, simply because I cannot afford a dress... honestly, I hate gatherings of people, and I can barely nod to a melody talk more of dance. So I turned all my courters down, and eventually they stopped asking. Granny advised me to join the nunnery, but I like to walk as I want, and I do not believe in God. How can one believe in what they have never seen?
The father likes to call it 'faith' (scoff) more like fart. And yes how could the holy spirit impregnate a person's wife? Unfair if you ask me.
I prefer being an apothecary. My grandfather was a doctor till he died. He even served in the castle until he was framed and kicked out. He gave me his books and told me of his adventures. How far he went to learn about medicine and surgery. He died three years ago.
Granny and grandfather together took care of me since I was eight. That was when my parents died, poisoned by a jealous friend. For this reason, I keep no friends.
All I ever needed was Granny until Reginald came into my life!!!