Remington

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Remington is a former second class cadet of Pennyroyal Academy and is the current king of Brentano, in the Western Kingdoms. When the Academy opened up enlistment to individuals outside of royal bloodlines, many young girls enlisted in hopes of being his one true love. His family does come from one of the most prestigious families in the Western Kingdoms.

## Remington

### Aliases

Prince of BrentanoKnight in training

Cadet Remington of Threashbeard Company

### Relatives

Frog King (great-grandfather)father (unnamed)

mother (unnamed)

unnamed brother

## *Pennyroyal Academy*

After receiving his invitation to Pennyroyal Academy, Remington set out on his way, taking a shortcut through the Enchanted Forest. He got captured by a wood witch and was held prisoner in her cottage. An unknown girl appears in the witch's cottage and he is able to get her help to free him from his cage. The witch, however, returned and the two had to act hastily in order to escape the witch's home. After crossing the river, he and the girl were free from the witch's grasp and set up camp for the night.

After reading the letter the girl had received, the two realized they were heading to the same place. The next day, the two rode out to Marburg. Upon arriving at Pennyroyal Academy, Remington dropped off the girl and continued on his way over to the knights' enlistment table. He joined the Thrushbeard Company.

Remington was one of the forty knight cadets (10 from each company) selected to be a competitor for the Grand Ball. Originally partnered with Princess Cadet Basil, Remington secretly had the names switched to Cadet Eleven, also known as Evie (the girl who freed him from the wood witch). The winner of the Grand Ball would bring honor to his or her company. Malora, a princess cadet in the Ironbone company, protested Evie's selection. Evie fled the dais, despite Remington's efforts to comfort her. He had tried to find Evie afterwards but was unable to find a trail.

Evie's return to the Academy caused a stir when she arrived with a dragon in tow. Everyone at the Academy believed they were being attacked by a dragon, despite the dragon actually being Evie's sister. As Dragonslayers, graduated cadets who had become the elite-dragon killing force for the kingdoms, galloped toward the dragon on their horses, Remington had to tackle a fellow knight, Cadet Forbes, from charging into the fight. Afterwards, Remington acquired a horse and galloped toward Evie to pull her away from the chaos. As he grabbed Evie and pulled her up between his arms, he raced towards the safety of the Academy's walls.

After the dragon attack, activity at Pennyroyal continued as normal. Remington studied and trained with his fellow company men while also attending rehearsals at the Piper of Hamelin Ballroom with fellow Grand Ball competitors. It was there that he would spend hours paired up with Evie, communicating with glances and gestures, as the group was unable to converse during Sir Osdorf's instructions.

Fed up with the silence happening at the ballroom rehearsals, Remington decided to sneak out one night to meet up with Evie. He had transformed into a frog, an ability he inherited from his great-grandfather, the original Frog King, and appeared by the windowsill of Evie's barracks. Unaware that the frog was Remington, Evie followed the frog into the bogs, where Remington transformed. He apologizes to Evie about how Malora reacted during the Grand Ball nominations, which had caused Evie to flee in the first place. Remington, upon Evie's request to change the topic, decides to show her something else instead.

He leads her to a glassy pool of water with giant lily pads. Grabbing her wrists, he pulls her into the water with him, surprising her as she realizes the stoneflower lily pads are able to hold their weight. The two converse for a bit as he guides Evie from lily pad to lily pad through intertwined fingers. When Evie asked him why he would pick her out of all the other girls in the land, he responded by telling her she's a bit dangerous. When questioned with that response, he further reveals how he has no control over his life; everything is planned out for him until the day he dies. Being with Evie is a choice he gets to make for himself, which is a rarity.

As the two make it back to shoreline, Remington unwraps his hand from hers and slides his arms around her waist. The two share a moment of silence before being interrupted by two wolves. The two run into the tree line, heading deeper into the bog. With the wolves still chasing, Evie knocks Remington off his feet, causing him to fall into a small cave between the boulders, hidden from the wolves. He calls out to her but can only hear the rustle of the wolves chasing Evie, going more distant, before hearing a loud roar erupt from the night. Evie later returns to help him, revealing to him that her parents were dragons.

## The Shadow Cadets of Pennyroyal Academy

Summary:

When Princess Cadet Evie returns to Pennyroyal Academy, she’s suddenly become famous. Word has traveled far and wide of her defeating the witches and has inspired a wave of new recruits to the Academy. Though flattering, the unexpected attention is overwhelming for Evie, and amidst the piles and piles of fan mail, she finds a letter with an ominous threat. A secret society has come out of the shadows with a wicked plan, putting the Academy in great peril. This new enemy has powers impervious to the princess’s magic—posing a new risk to Evie and her friends. The danger looms even larger when Evie discovers someone close to the Academy may not be who they seem. It’s up to Evie and her friends to uncover the devious plot and save their once venerable Academy before it’s too late.

## The Warrior Princess of Pennyroyal Academy

Summary:

Evie and Maggie are still enjoying the glow of their victory as they travel into the forest on their coach. But the happiest day of Evie's life is suddenly turned upside-down when they're ambushed by witches. They dash back to the Academy, only to learn that the witches have been attacking every coach that tries to leave. With their supplies nearly depleted, the Academy surrounded by witches, and new dangers looming outside the castle walls, Evie must devise a plan to save her friends and clear a path for the princesses and knights to escape.

## Physical description

He is described in the books as tall and lean, with the effortless bearing of an athlete who trusted his body to always do what he asked. He has dark hair and brightness in his eyes. He often wears a half smile on his face.

**First Appearance:**

He wore a dark gray leather doublet embroidered in burgundy.

## **Quotes**

"Bravely ventured is half won." - Pennyroyal Academy

"'I do sympathize with that bloke, but it had to be done,' he said softly." - Pennyroyal Academy

"'Ah,' he said. 'Why have I reached down from my golden tower to pluck you from the muck?'" - Pennyroyal Academy

"How can I explain? Everywhere I go, people know more about me than I do. My mother has my life planned out to the hymns they'll sing at my funeral. This, right here, is a choice I get to make for myself. And that is, unfortunately, a rarity." - Pennyroyal Academy

## Additional Facts

He was rumored to have killed his first dragon before the age of twelve.