On Harvest Day, she met up with Will, Jenny, and George, as all apprentices were traditionally given the day off. Despite her usually unreadable, calm, visage, even she was eager to try one of Jenny's famed pies. On Choosing Day, Alyss was the first to walk into the room and was immediately accepted to become a courier. After Will fled into the yard, Alyss attempted to follow him, but quickly gave up. The night before Choosing Day, Alyss comforted Will, noting that they would be stupid not to be nervous. She was promised an apprenticeship by Lady Pauline prior to the start of the series. Īs her and Will were the originally the only two wards in their year, the two developed a close friendship.

Although Alyss had never known her parents, she knew others who had known them, and could tell her about them. Her father had been a cavalry lieutenant who had died in the battle at Hackham Heath, and her mother succumbed to a fever weeks after giving birth. However, she was occasionally prone to jealousy, as shown in her clashes with Cassandra.Īlyss was an orphan, having been raised in the ward in Castle Redmont. Lady Pauline noted that she had an air of self-confidence and poise that made her well suited to the Diplomatic Corps. ĭue to her calm and collected nature, she was often considered to be a natural diplomat.

Īlyss often wore her Courier uniform-a simple but elegant white gown with a bronze laurel branch pin fastening a short blue cape at the right shoulder. Alyss had straight, shoulder-length ash blonde hair and fair skin. Her voice was low-pitched yet feminine, and she spoke in a quiet, level voice. She had grey eyes, a straight nose, full mouth, and firm chin. Often considered beautiful, Alyss was tall and graceful, though she was also noted to be solemn-looking.

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