Dearest esteemed reader,
I am Charlotte Brumble. A girl of course, aged twenty three... and about to be many more.
My life is almost interesting, so I will be allowing you a read of my adventures in the castle and just before I got in the castle.
An orphan girl living with her grandma In the cold northern parts of England; the penine moorlands where we all rot except for those who live in the Alston moors.
Not everyone likes me, especially the girls in my village. Maybe because I have an 'evil spirit' ...Iknow... crazy people. Well, I have neither an evil spirit, nor demons (which honestly we all do have our demons). I'm just really honest you see, and I bet you I wasn't honest enough yet. And...my patriarch doesn't really appreciate that.
Granny use to enjoy the thrill... but these days when she's just too old for fun, she berates me.
Ilike tit-for-tat ; you do to me I do to you... sometimes I even do more than you did to me, but it's still fair game... after all 'you' did to me. No I am not scary, but I love insects, and most of the time,you can find scorpions in my bag. Good old 'Asberg' . Yup, my bag has a name, it's a pun if you look at it nicely; 'Asberg' - 'as-bag' ??...no, that sounds horrible, I never thought of it until now... what in the world... All the same.
I've never had a 'courtie' like the girls call it, which is a man who asks you to wear a big, heavy dress and attend a gala with him. You both can later get married... that's if you do not piss each other off. Nope I've never had that, simply because I've never been able to afford a dress. Well it's honestly because I hate gatherings of people, and I can't dance. Iam not ashamed. This made me turn all my prospective courters down, and yes... they stopped asking, as planned!!
Granny advised me to join the nunnery, but nah... I like to walk as I want and not slow and steady as nuns. And basically, I do not believe in god. How can one believe in what they haven't seen??. The father calls it 'faith' (scoff), I call it fart. Cause... The Holy spirit impregnated a person's wife? .... unfair if you ask me.
What then do I want?, you might ask... it's a good question. I wanted to be; a scientist. Is that too much?, to me NO.
The king pays them well and they are respected by all, and people can see them even (you thinking what I am thinking?).
But I have to travel to so many regions to acquire the knowledge as well as the skills, I hadn't even gone to school yet. Butttt...grandfather was a scientist in his early days, and worked in the royal infirmary, then he got framed and was kicked out. Unfair if you ask me.
He taught me all he knew (except patience) and gave me his books, told me stories about his journey to; Africa, Asia, America, and even the big bad ice bed; Antarctica, where he met penguins. I love my grandfather a lot. He died seven years ago.
I am also very suspicious of everything and everyone, except insects. I love insects, so honest and pure.they never pretend and will never backbite (that should be a pun), they do it upfront. Unlike humans who betray everyone, because they are scared to die, grow old, be poor, get sick or... humans are sick!!.
I had no friends, just my granny who is old and barely locomotive. I vowed to never have any friends...let me tell you how my parents died; a selfish friend of my father poisoned them both when I was only eight... bastard!!
I am a thief as well, to be honest, I've stolen once or twice...or a lot of times, and granny made me return all of it (dry chuckle), actually no... she doesn't always know.
I may not be beautiful, or have the roundest breast, or the thinnest waist, but I am intelligent, and if it's not good enough for you, it's good enough for me!!!