Penelope Ebrim

Penelope, a character in The Royal Romance series, is one of the Prince's suitors. She is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 3.

Appearance
Penelope has black hair which she styles in a bun. She has fair skin and blue eyes, and wears a dark blue dress.

Personality
Despite growing up as nobility, Penelope struggles with court life. She does not enjoy parties, and becomes nervous in large crowds. Penelope is shown to be very loving towards dogs, specifically her poodles. She has low self-esteem and is easily manipulated and influenced by others. She tries very hard to fit in with Madeleine's expectations, but eventually submits to the pressures of court.

It is hinted that she is suffering from anxiety, and that her pet poodles are emotional therapy animals.

Events in The Royal Romance
Sometime before the stop at Applewood Manor in the tour, Penelope had been approached by Bastien for an opportunity to stay in the Palace as a lady-in-waiting if she did what he had asked. He asked her to hire a photographer, and make Tariq think that Your Character's room was actually his. She does this reluctantly as revealed in Book 2, Chapter 8 to Your Character and Hana at a Parisian fashion show, adding that she didn't want to do it but she was under constant pressure from her parents to stay in Court and perform well. From then on, it is up to the player to decide whether or not she is nice to Penelope.

Your Character
Penelope does not dislike you, but as she is jealous of your popularity at court and relationship with the Prince, she takes part in the plot against you by asking a maid to perform a 'prank'. She also sends a photographer payment for taking a photo of the incident. She reveals that Bastien was also part of the plot. In Chapter 10, Penelope asked you for forgiveness and it is up to the player on how to respond to her apology.

Maxwell Beaumont
She has a crush on Maxwell as revealed in Book 2, Chapter 6. You can choose to either set them up or tell Penelope she's not his type.

Landon & Emmeline
Landon and Emmeline are Penelope's parents. They are the Duke and Duchess of Portavira. When Penelope was young, her mother taught her to sew. As Emmeline was often away for work, Penelope treasured this time with her and came to enjoy haberdashery. However her interest lay in making clothes such as crafting outfits for her poodles, much to her mother's disapproval, as Emmeline intended her to get into needlework.

Merlin and Morgana
Merlin and Morgana are Penelope's poodles. She has had them since they were puppies and treasures them dearly. They help to soothe her anxiety and improve her confidence.

Ezekiel
Ezekiel is Penelope's new love interest

Trivia

 * Her house symbol is a narwhal and her house color is purple.
 * Penelope told her parents she wanted to design dog clothes.