Gretel Bernet

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Gretel is the younger sister of Hansel Bernet and is a resident of the Kingdom of Grimm.

## **Appearance**

Gretel is a beautiful girl who looks like a 10 year old, and has glossy long chocolate-brown hair which is braided. She has hazel eyes and flawless skin, and long eye lashes frame her beautiful eyes. She wears a brown-white frock with lots of chocolate-brown ribbons. She wears a pale brown headband with ribbons and white beads on her head. Her frock has full-hand white sleeves and lot of frills. She would be a stunning beauty if she smiled, and even if she didn't, she would possess the cold, austere beauty of a doll.

## **Personality**

She used to be a sweet and gentle girl who loved to laugh, but after the incident in which she lost her heart and voice, she never smiled again.

## **History**

World of Stories was a world where everyone were characters in a story, and Gretel and her brother Hansel too were originally 'twins' in a story someone had written. But at one point they forgot their original names given by their story's author, and were wandering aimlessly in a place called Forgotten Tales. This was because the author of the story gave up half way and left it unfinished, and thus she and her brother who were the main characters of the story lost their names. Since their story was abandoned, their existence began to fade away with not only their names, but also their physical forms. While wandering there, they met a Story Eater, and it attacked her. Since their story was fading away from the minds of people, Gretel's soul too was slowly being devoured, and Hansel couldn't do anything as he too was fading into nothingness.

But suddenly, a man they had never seen before came there and beat up the Story Eater, and invited them both to become a part of his story. That man was King Grimm, and thus they regarded him as their savior. After they accepted his offer, King Grimm gave them new names- "Hansel" and "Gretel", and now since they were part of a new story, they could take physical forms again. However, her heart went missing when the Story Eater attacked her, and they couldn't find it anywhere. Thus, her ability to take physical form severely weakened, and it seemed that she would fade out completely at any moment. This led to King Grimm sealing her inside a book to keep her alive, and she lost her voice and stopped aging since she lost her heart.

Now, Gretel exists inside a book which Hansel always carries around, and she can talk to him through the book. She can materialize outside the book only for a short time, but it takes a considerable toll on her. Thus, she's unable to exist outside the book for a long time since it's a life or death situation for her if she remains outside. Moreover, she can't speak, so she remains silent with an expressionless face most of the time.

**In Hansel's route-** She talks with Hansel through the book at midnight in the forest where he's camping, and expresses her wish to meet Airis 'in person'. After Airis agrees to meet her, Hansel lets her come out of the book and warns her she doesn't have much time left. Airis is confused when she just stares at her with her bottomless eyes and expressionless face, and when she clasps both hands of Airis with her two hands, Airis reacts by introducing herself in a flustered tone. Hansel reveals with a bitter expression that she can't speak, and Gretel slowly leans on her placing her ear on her chest as if to listen to her heartbeat just before dissipating and returning inside the book.

## **Trivia**

* 'Gretel' is the name given to her by King Grimm since she lost her real name after the tale in which she was born ceased to exist.

## **Gallery**

Young GretelGretel and HanselBook in which Gretel exists

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Main story: Hansel- chapter 3
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Main story: Hansel- chapter 5
3. ↑ Main story: Hansel- chapter 2