Lucerne Grey

Lucerne grew up in Bellmuse as an only child. Her parents doted on little Lucerne. As long as it was within their powers, her parents would do anything Lucerne wanted of them. She grew a big head, and was over confident, which led to a confrontation with a violent stray dog when Lucerne was five. The experience traumatized the little girl, and left her terrified of dogs and all other canines. The mere sight of one would send the girl into a fit of tears. As she aged, this fear dulled, but never quite left. Lucerne stopped crying over the sight of a dog, but she is still terribly frightened of them.

It was on her seventh birthday when Lucerne declared her desire to become a huntress. It was quite a shock for her parents, because they had no clue what had led Lucerne to this occupation. No one among their friends and relatives were in that line of work, but they supported her nonetheless. A teacher was found to teach Lucerne basic sword play. She practiced for long hours, every single day,  every single week for years leading up to her enrollment in Syne academy.

Another result of her up bringing, was the lack of a filter. Lucerne was never scolded for speaking her mind, even when she smart mouthed other adults. While growing up, Lucerne did struggle in one area, friendship. With her straightforward attitude, possible friends were often times being driven away by the brutally honest words coming from Lucerne's mouth. It was while training with her teacher that Lucerne met her first friend, that didn't get driven away by whatever blunt things Lucerne said. This friend, Atlanta, was also learning swordplay, but she pulled out of the lessons to pursue a career in playing the piano. The two are still close friends and are still in contact.

Sitting cross legged on the shaggy, grey carpet surround by stacks of neatly folded clothing and an open suitcase was Lucerene. She was packing in anticipation for her time at Syne Academy. The dream Lucerne had been pursuing for so long was close at hand. The last few stacks of clothing were tucked neatly into her suitcase, before Lucerne sat back and gazed around the dully decorated room. The last thing Lucerne wanted was to forget something. It seemed everything that need to go with her was already packed, so the suitcase was closed and zipped up.

Lucerne's father poked his head through the door, "Are you almost done yet sweety?"

"I just finished Papa, I'll be down in a minute." Lucerene replied, rising to her feet. Her father retreated from the doorway as Lucerne gazed around the room for one last time. She flicked the lights off and joined her parents downstairs, where they waited anxiously. It's time to become a huntress! she thought.