Lisianthus Penndraig

**Lisianthus Penndraig** (better known as **Lisi**) is an overachieving but abrasive classmate of Juniper Smith at the Athenaeum of Sound and Silence. Part of a minor house of Anglecynn's royalty, Lisi latches onto Juniper after she realizes they're both trying to learn vibration and still magic simultaneously.

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> “I take offense at that,” said Lisi. She narrowed her eyes at me. “I’m six standard deviations from the norm.”
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> “Okay,” I said.
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> Chapter 145: "Freshman"
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## Appearance

Lisi is an attractive girl with rectangular-frame glasses and red hair going down to the small of her back in ringlets. She wears a vest, blouse and skirt, all of which look expensive.

## Personality

Despite being part of Anglecynn's royalty, Lisi is nosy, rude and blunt to an extreme degree. She's not afraid to brag about everything that sets her above others, even if it's not socially acceptable. By her own admission, she's predisposed towards violence and lacking in empathy.

## Biography

Lisi met Juniper during his second class at the Athenaeum of Sound and Silence, where she introduced herself as a minor member of Anglecynn's royalty. For the rest of the day, Lisi pressed him for information on his status and abilities, and later met Reimer, who seemingly told her everything he knew about Juniper.Freshman

## References

1. ↑ I had marked her as a bookish nerd, probably not too much younger or older than I was, and almost certainly human.
—*Worth the Candle* Chapter 145: "Freshman"
2. ↑ To my surprise, I saw a red-haired girl moving from her seat in one of the lower rows, pushing past people and apologizing profusely as she did so. She looked vaguely familiar to me, though I couldn’t place her; her hair went down to the small of her back in ringlets, she wore a vest, a blouse, and a skirt, all of which looked expensive (if I was any judge), and she had rectangular-frame glasses.
—*Worth the Candle* Chapter 145: "Freshman"
3. ↑ With the red hair … well, not every remotely attractive girl with red hair had to be a Penndraig, but unless my ear for accents was failing me, she did sound like she was from Anglecynn.
—*Worth the Candle* Chapter 145: "Freshman"
4. ↑ Lisi gave a brief huff at that, and immediately began tuning me out. If she was another of Anglecynn’s many princesses, then she was shockingly rude. Hells, she was even rude by dwarven standards; dwarves were blunt, but they were at least making an attempt at communication, rather than barreling on ahead with their own unrelated trains of thought (this was, naturally, painting a whole species with the same brush, and dwarves were as much products of their environments as humans were).
—*Worth the Candle* Chapter 145: "Freshman"
5. ↑  “But you’re here,” replied Lisi. She was still frowning, and not really looking at me, like she was doing some complicated math in her head.

“Yes,” I said.

“Why?” she asked. She still had that characteristic bluntness. Now that I knew they were related, I could see a little bit of Amaryllis in the way she talked, but I might have just been reading into things.

“It’s complicated,” I said.
—*Worth the Candle* Chapter 145: "Freshman"
6. ↑  “For as long as it takes for me to gain access to the magic,” I replied. “Until then, I’m just a normal student, like you.”

“I take offense at that,” said Lisi. She narrowed her eyes at me. “I’m six standard deviations from the norm.”
—*Worth the Candle* Chapter 145: "Freshman"
7. ↑ To my surprise, Lisi raised her hand too, not casually, but like she was straining to make sure it was noticed.
—*Worth the Candle* Chapter 145: "Freshman"
8. ↑ “Comparative advantage,” replied Lisi. Her lips were thin. “I’m predisposed towards violence and lacking in empathy. I will make a better combat mage than anyone else.”
—*Worth the Candle* Chapter 145: "Freshman"