Vanessa

This is a sketch of Princess Vanessa Aweon, the only friend Zheph has at the beginning of my story. They may become lovers later on, but not everything will be smoothly like every fairy tale you ever heard of.

Vanessa is a 17 year old girl who has introduced the "goth" style to Corthon. Like Zheph, she is mocked for her chosen appearance, but since she is a princess she is still regarded as royalty. She is one of three daughters to the King and Queen. The rest of her family dress as royalty do. Her father and her sisters, Marylynne and Cordelia, all act like snobbish royalty. Her mother is the only one who treats her with respect.

Vanessa met Zheph as her family marched in a parade when she was eight and Zheph was seven. They found each others' odd appearance interesting. From then on, Zheph sneaks up to her tower in the castle ever night.

Vanessa likes to write poetry and music. She is able to sing her sad songs, but rarely does so out of embarrassment.

Vanessa likes to practice fencing, in fact she is better at fighting all around than Zheph is, even though Zheph has been fighting off thugs and the royal guards daily. She was able to study fencing under an older servant girl who she was very close to, but had disappeared when Vanessa was 16. Her father is suspected for her disappearance.

Vanessa, unlike Zheph, believe in magic and mystical creatures even though neither one of them have ever seen proof. The only proof Vanessa has to offer in the existence of magic is her mysterious dreams of events that have yet to come that always come true...