Amaryllis

Amaryllis, whose real name is Mitiena, is an attendant to Adrian, Earl of Mar, having been found by Peony as a temporary attendant to serve the during the meetings of the Convocation of Merchants; Adrian has been much impressed by her poetic knowledge, not to mention her looks, and intends to keep her on after the meetings and the Great Summer Festival.

Peony, having seen Amaryllis work for a few days, thinks she is slow but teachable, and often lost in thought.

Family and Upbringing
Amaryllis was born and raised in Margade; her father is Kurigis, one of the few men of literary repute within Margade currently, while her mother Neleuna was a former slave whom Kurigis freed and then married as a legal wife. Via her father, Amaryllis learned early on to read and write, as well as write poetry.