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Rose Red was, of course, the quintessential “perfect daughter.” She was a “good girl” who did just as her mother said and shared all of her things with her sister Snow White. She did not mind sharing with her sister as they were so close and never wanted the other to go without. She was always close to her sister despite the fact that they were always sharing and felt like she would be lost without her. Her rambunctious nature only lent her over to this lifestyle for so long. She wanted to get out of their small world and travel to new places. She preferred the forest and animals as opposed to a “proper” life, sitting by the fire or mending clothes.

As a young child Rose always traveled into the woods, sometimes by herself and sometimes with her sister, she was never harmed and often spent many nights under the stars. She was never happier than when she was in the woods. Rose was a generous child but also rambunctious and adventurous, outspoken and somewhat rash. At a certain point, Rose began to resent her sister because she felt like the sharing was no longer equal, she felt like the world was revolving around Snow White and she was just getting the left overs. She started to distance herself from her sister and distance quickly turned into sibling rivalry and hatred.

After several encounters (detailed above) with a bear and a dwarf, she was promised in marriage to a Prince, the brother of the most handsome prince, the second best prince, a silver medal. Rose Red did not think anything of this until the week before her wedding. She not only hated the fact that he was a consolation prize, what bothered more though was that the rest of her life was being planned out for her. There would be no adventures, no traveling, nothing but child bearing, fancy dances, and banquets. At age sixteen she was married and brought to live at the Palace with her new husband, she didn’t last long. After a month of living with him, he demanded that they try for children. She devised a plan. She slept with her sister’s husband and she ran, she ran as far away as she possibly could and never looked back for one second. She wanted nothing to do with the proscribed life of hers, she wanted her marriage to be ruined, she wanted her sister’s marriage to be ruined. In one way she thought she was helping her sister get out of that same life, in another way she was only trying to hurt her.

She stumbled into the Black Forest after feeling a beckoning of sorts and has managed to make a happy life for herself. She sometimes fears that she will be found by her husband or mother and only hopes that they will never find her. Now that she is able to travel on her own with no worries about her responsibilities or what others want of her. She is happy again but fearful for what might come.

Rose is adventurous, spunky, confident, reckless, rambunctious, and loud. She is the life of the party and always making a scene. Although she is loud and silly she is also very kind and giving, though her kindness is strained when it comes to her sister. Rose Red is not afraid to say what is on her mind and she is not afraid to dive into something wholly. Some would say that she is fool hardy, she just blames it on her boundless energy.

She also has a more contemplative side. She loves being outdoors and skipping around in fields and meadows. She has no discomfort in the forest or around animals, no matter how big or intimidating they are. She is more honest, more comfortable in the woods than she ever was in high society. Rose is far more curious about the world and nature to just live a society life. She is always getting into something and doing her best to get out of trouble in the end.

Rose is a natural wanderer, she always needs to be on the move or she starts to go stir crazy. She can never stay in one place for too long and loses interest quickly. When Rose is bored, she gets into trouble. When she is in the company of other people she likes to have fun and socialize but for the most part she prefers to spend her time in the woods or outside in general, just easing through life. She always just wanted the simple life and is trying to make that a reality. She still wishes on stars and she's more than self sufficient.
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