Wilhelmina Grunewald

"Princess Wilhelmina's dark locks were adorned with wild thistles and daisies."
Princess Wilhelmina Prudence Grunewald of Taemar, daughter of King Gregor and Queen Matilda Grunewald. She is the second born Grunewald child and was the favorite of Queen Matilda. She has resided in Castle Grunewald in Vallen for the entirety of her life. 
== Biography ==
Born in the Boglands of Taemar to the Hog King, Princess Wilhelmina had a tumultuous upbringing that involved years of meals consisting exclusively of stinging nettle soup and, on special occasions, hog meat. The Grunewald children were not permitted to leave the castle grounds during the first two decades of their lives, leaving them socially inept and ghostly pale. The children were incredibly close, as they only had each other to rely on during their formative years. 
=== Death of Queen Matilda ===
When Wilhelmina was 20 years of age, her family ventured out of Castle Grunewald for the first time to visit a potential suitor for her; Lord Randall Storm. Lord Storm had become smitten with her upon saving her from drowning the bogs behind Castle Grunewald after Princess Walburga had pushed her in. He was loyal to House Grunewald and earned King Gregor's favor after performing remarkably at the Hog Dangle. Wilhelmina was elated to be allowed out of the castle for the first time in her life. 
When the Grunewald family arrived at Lord Storm's estate, chaos broke out and Queen Matilda's throat was slit in bed. Princess Wilhelmina witnessed the death of her mother and it caused her to become more withdrawn. She finally understood why King Gregor forced them to stay within the confines of their castle. She no longer housed an interest for leaving their home. 
=== Death of Prince Lester-Maverick ===
The second time the Grunewald family left their castle was to head to the North Shore to secure an engagement for Prince Lester-Maverick to Princess Cassiopeia Black. Unbeknownst to anyone other than King Gregor and Queen Elsinore Romanov-Black was that King Gregor was blackmailing Queen Elsinore for her daughter's hand in marriage to his son. 
Prince Lester-Maverick was King Gregor's least favorite child and as such, he treated him with cruelty and disdain. Princess Wilhelmina, however, loved her younger brother dearly and would talk to him when no one else would. 
Upon their departure from the North Shore, Lester-Maverick became frightened and voiced that he was unable to move his limbs. This angered King Gregor and he threw him from the carriage, kicking him hard and demanding he stand up. Prince Lester-Maverick died there on the ground in front of his terrified siblings. House Grunewald began to unravel further in the aftershock of his death. 
=== Attempt on Life ===
In the days after Prince Lester-Maverick's death, the Grunewalds became more reclusive and miserable. King Gregor entered into a catatonic state, never leaving his throne and having to be force-fed by the servant, Kenmath. Princess Wilhelmina spent her days in her bedchambers, sobbing into a pillow. 
On the night of the following full-moon, Wilhelmina was violently woken up by a pair of hands squeezing her throat. Princess Walburga was attempting to strangle her, all while shrieking about being possessed by the Hog Devil. The servant Kenmath rushed in and was able to save Wilhelmina. Walburga promptly ran out of her chambers and threw herself from the highest tower in the castle. She survived the fall, however, she was left paralyzed of her limbs and without function of her brain. Wilhelmina remains fearful of her sister, despite being told on numerous occasions that she can no longer hurt her. She has night terrors during every full-moon and believes that she can hear Walburga up and walking outside of her chambers. 
== Personality ==
Princess Wilhelmina is incredibly soft-spoken and shy with a breathy voice. She is kind-hearted despite her father's reputation of being a cruel brute. She has learned over the years not to draw attention to herself and, as a result, is incredibly uncomfortable when given attention. 
Wilhelmina has a nervous habit of picking her lips until they bleed, and then picking more. She is particularly gifted in embroidery and needlework. During her freetime, she enjoys braiding dandelions into Prince Auburn’s hair. Her favorite floral selections are dandelions, baby’s breath, and thistle. 
== Appearance ==
She is tall and willowy with pale skin and long, raven hair. Over the years, she has become thinner. She does not have any of Gregor's features, looking much like her mother. However, her dark hair is a mystery, as both Gregor and Matilda have the lighter hair that is reflected in their other children. 
She tends to adorn her hair with various wildflowers in the summers and springs and opts for a silver dragonfly hairpin in the winter. Her eyes are often encircled in a grey shadow and her lips are bitten and bloody. She is considered to be quite beautiful for a Taemarian. 
She dresses in long gowns of neutral shades and stains her lips red with pomegranate juice that King Gregor orders from Amoroth. She smells of daisies, blackberry, and winter woods. 
== Goals and Aspirations ==
She hopes to die under a yarrow tree at the age of 35. 
== Notable Quotes ==
-"Auburn is a selective mute," Wilhelmina breathed in Dimitri's ear. 
-"...mhm," said Wilhelmina.
-Wilhelmina sank to the ground and began to sob loudly into her hands.Category:Characters
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