The Two Princesses of Bamarre Pt. 2

As I mentioned yesterday, the main protagonist of The Two Princesses of Bamarre is Princess Adelina, nicknamed Addie.

She herself admits to the reader of her book that she is a coward, afraid of everything from monsters to strangers to spiders. But setting aside her fear, she is a sweet girl who idolizes her older sister and is a master at artsy things such as sketching or embroidery. As a young child, whenever her sister wanted to pretend to vanquish monsters and become a hero, Addie always obliged by playing the victim - even if whenever she screamed at an imaginary monster, she was half serious in her fright.

Princess Meryl, Addie's older sister and heir to the throne, is practically the exact opposite of Addie. She is brave, craves adventures, and relocates to the outdoors whatever spider happens to be tormenting Addie by just being in the same room. But they do have one thing in common: their love for each other. Meryl wanted to ride out and fight monsters as soon as she could. However, because Addie was so frightened that Meryl would be killed and leave Addie alone, Meryl swore not to begin her adventures until Addie was happily married.

There is another character who shows up often, though I didn't mentioned him yesterday. Rhys, King Lionel's new sorcerer apprentice. He and Addie hit it off immediately. She wins his eternal admiration when she states (truthfully, I might add) that she is not afraid of contracting the Gray Death. He wins her eternal gratitude when he uses his sorcerer abilities to banish spiders from the castle completely. Over the years, especially in the few weeks before "The Quest" (I don't want to spoil too much here...) begins, the two forge a friendship.

So, yes. Those three are basically the main characters of the book, though of course there are more. Drualt's story is recited often enough to consider him a main character. Bella, the girls' governess, and Milton, the girls' elf nurse, are a big part of the girls' lives. We are also introduced later to a dragon named Vollys who plays a huge role in the story.

What are you waiting for? This book is awesome! =D