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[Afton Devonshire]

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That beautiful woman up there is Annabelle Wallis, who is currently the placeholder for this wanted ad. For the sake of trying to make things easy, I'll call her Annabelle. We can negotiate the face, because while I think she's stunning and has a great look for this ad, I won't be heartbroken if you want to use someone else. Just please run her by me first!

Annabelle is about 22-25 years old, making her a little older than Afton. I imagine that the two of them were playmates when she was younger, and perhaps she doesn't come from a wealthy family but might have been a respectable girl from the village who befriended Afton during their youth. As they grew up and it came time for Afton to have a few ladies of her own, her mother Eleanor would have permitted this girl to be brought into their home, washed, dressed appropriately and made to be the chief lady-in-waiting to her daughter. Thus their bond would have continued to strengthen over the years and Annabelle would view Afton as being something like a younger sister to her.

So when the time arrived that Afton took over ruling Ellesmar after her father died, Annabelle was right there by her side to make her feel better at night and remind her that she wasn't alone. She doesn't really like the fact that Afton is engaged to the Prince of Amorrosa because of the playboy reputation that comes before him (and everyone knows about the bastard daughter that he recognizes at court), knowing that her best friend is essentially sacrificing her heart for the sake of her people. But, as her best friend, Annabelle will help her prepare for the journey that she will soon make to Amorrosa as the day of her wedding approaches. Her disliking for the Prince will continue, perhaps softening a little when he starts to be sweet toward Afton....but then some big things are going to happen and Afton's heart is going to be utterly broken. And Annabelle, being the slightly maternal person that she is, is going to be the person who puts herself between Afton and the Prince when he comes to find her afterward in an attempt to explain his actions. And if you think that she hated the Prince before....well that's nothing compared to what she feels for him now.

Ultimately Annabelle is Afton's secret keeper and the one person she knows that she can trust as she prepares to venture to a foreign court. Again, if you want to change her face I'm totally okay with it as long as you run her by me first, and she shouldn't be any older than the Prince himself. I want them to be close in age so that they really bond as sisters. Thank you!