Linden

Linden, real name Merula, is a personal attendant to Adrian, Earl of Mar, and has been for some four years now. Originally brought into the Palace as an orphaned girl, she served the Prince of Mar for a stint before being sent to Adrian.

Appearance
Linden is an attractive young woman, with long black hair and a relatively dark complexion. She has a small red birthmark on her right thigh, and another black one on her left elbow.

She is sometimes defensive about looking relatively dark-skinned - it implies that, by being tanned, she works outside. A more possible explanation, though, is foreign ancestry - from southern peoples, or people to the east.

Character
A laid-back and often boisterous girl, Linden is very fortunate indeed to be serving Adrian; it is not likely that many other masters would be amused by her personality. She likes bossing people around, and Rose is often the butt of this bossing about. She does know when to defer and obey, however, which is important.

She is also quite open about her physical desires, as Adrian knows quite well. It is probably more ambition, than love, that drives her sexual behaviour; but she is doubtless affectionate and loyal.