Narcissa Leroy

"“A parting gift to a lost soul whose unredeemable even in death.” -Narcissa during the final battle""Narcissa Leroy is one of the main protagonists of the Marilon series. She is the Queen of Marilon."

Early Life
Narcissa was born on September 25th, to Eria and Antoine Leroy, King and Queen of Marilon. Starting a young age, Narcissa was a very sweet, and selfless little girl. She would insist that the staff play with her, even when they knew that they may not be allowed too; she would send them gifts during the holidays, and paint things for them whenever a staff member seemed upset. However, she was closest to two staff members in particular, Lucinda and Bertram. Lucinda is the same age as Narcissa, and was taken under Eria's wing to help out around the castle. Narcissa didn’t have any friends outside of the castle because she was homeschooled, so her and Lucinda quickly became childhood friends. Bertram was there before Narcissa was born and mainly caters to her parents, however, he would also be at the princess's aid should she need him.

An avid artist from the beginning, Narcissa showed an interest in art ever since she was able to hold a brush in her hands at 6 months. She started painting shapes and little pictures until the age of 3, when she was gifted advanced painting supplies. She created her first “masterpiece” at 6 years old, her first formal portrait at 10, and her first large scale project at 14. She was a child prodigy in the arts, and some of her favorite subjects to paint were landscapes. Before becoming a senior in high school, she wasn’t allowed to do much outside of the castle, so she painted many landscapes of the city, the castle gardens and even pictures she would find on the internet to satiate her need to explore. Painting was her passion and her emotional outlet.

Up until Narcissa was 18 years old, she was homeschooled in the castle by private tutors. They taught her more than the average high school teacher, advancing her studies beyond math and science. She was taught political relations--who ruled over what, who lived where, who controlled each aspect of Marilonian economy, and even each government position. Manners and etiquette were also taught, due to her royal status, and she became well versed in learning how to conduct herself in social situations, at parties, and when to be formal. While most of her studies and etiquette came easy to her, she made sure to study hard to become the best princess, and eventually, queen, that she could be. She wanted nothing more than to make her parents proud, and to be the future queen Marilon deserved. Because of her sheltered early life, she had few friends--excluding Lucinda, and Athena whose parents were the Leroy’s close friends and confidants. Caspian was also a good friend of hers, though he was often out at sea. Jacques had been her best friend since they were 16 years old, meeting at the late Queen Colette’s funeral; Narcissa wanted to comfort the boy, whose father was busy settling down a young Max. Almost immediately, she felt a pull towards him, and they spent many days together after that.