Jane and the Dragon

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LADY IN WAITING

Full name: Adeline Turnkey
Age: 36 years

Before marrying Jane’s father, Adeline’s family name was d’Ark.

NICKNAMES:
Most of the Court call her ‘My Lady.’ Jane does too, but she is also allowed to call her ‘mother’ in private. Dragon has several names for her, including ‘Goose Neck’ because of her high, stiff collars, and ‘Chalky’ because of the powdered chalk she uses to whiten her face.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Her main role is to attend to the Queen, to ‘wait’ in attendance ready to carry out duties. She is the Queen’s dresser and also looks after the Royal children. Because it is a small castle with a small staff, she also has the duty of overseeing the smooth running of the castle.

ADELINE'S HISTORY:
Adeline was born to nobles in the Royal Court; her father was John d’Ark, First Knight to the king. The year Adeline was born, 776, the royal family were still in exile in the catacombs. She was only one-years-old when her father died leading the diversionary assault on the main gate to retake the castle. It was the year of the Great Returning and Adeline never attends the celebrations to honor that victory.

FAVORITE FOOD:
Roasted chestnuts. One of her earliest memories is of dancing with her mother through a crunchy carpet of red and gold autumn leaves. They were out picking the fallen chestnuts which they roasted that night by an open fire. Adeline looks forward to autumn each year and to collecting chestnuts with Jane. It is one of the few activities they still do together as mother and daughter.

AMBITION:
Her ambition was for Jane to become a lady in waiting, marry a noble, and produce a great many grandchildren for her. That dream has gone and she finds herself a little lost and confused when thinking about the future.

FAVORITE SONG:
Jester wrote a ballad celebrating Adeline’s father, John d’Ark. It is called ‘The First Knight.’ She refuses to let it be played in public, but Jester knows she secretly likes it, and he will play it on a late summer evening while sitting alone on the steps of the Royal Conservatory. He had done so once and Jane told him she had spotted her mother in the shadows of the balcony above, listening quietly

FAVORITE PASTIMES:
Cards. Adeline is a fearsome card player.