Mare Barrow is the main protagonist of the Red Queen series, written by Victoria Aveyard.
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Life[]
Mare was born and raised in the Stilts by her mother Ruth and father Daniel. She grew up in a poor Red family, destined to serve the Silver elites, nobles with silver blood and various superhuman abilities. She has three older brothers, Bree, Tramy, and Shade, as well as a younger sister named Gisa.
Growing up, Mare was especially close to her brother Shade, but often felt jealous of Gisa, who was a skilled embroiderer. Mare turned to thieving in order to help support her struggling family, stealing what she could to help them get by. A few months before her 18th birthday, her lifelong childhood friend Kilorn Warren loses his job, which means he will be conscripted into the army when his birthday comes in a couple of weeks. Determined to keep him safe, Mare makes a deal with a Scarlet Guard operative, Captain Farley, to buy them both their freedom.
In order to acquire the absurd amount of money to pay for their passage, Mare gambles everything on sneaking into the Silver city of Summerton with Gisa in hopes that she could steal the money she needed. However, during this time, the Scarlet Guard bombs Whitefire Palace, causing chaos and uproar to ensue in the Summerton Market. Mare and her sister are forced to flee for their safety without the money, leading Gisa to attempt to steal from a Silver on their way out, getting caught, and having her sewing hand shattered beyond repair as punishment.
Guilt-racked, Mare sneaks out at night and headed to a pub at the edge of town, stumbling into Cal. He gives her half of the money she needs and promises to get her a good-paying job working at the Hall of the Sun. It is here Mare first meets Ann Walsh, and attends the Queenstrial, discovering that Cal is Prince Tiberius VII in the process. It is also here that she makes an astonishing discovery.
Sources[]
- The Red Queen Wiki