CelesteEmbrace – Mise en abyme – a story within a story
CelesteEmbrace is a mythical character who writes the horoscopes in The Lancastrian. She is a collaboration devised by MissGibson, ClaireVoyant, The Colonel and others. MissGibson has imaginative ideas. Claire writes some of the material. The Colonel provides oversight.
KristalClear is intrigued. NutJob, and his dad, less so!
“Did you find out who CelesteEmbrace is? I’d love to know!”
“CelesteEmbrace? What a clever name,” says Mr Wood, “it can’t be her real name though, can it?”
“She’s a brilliant writer whoever she is. Dash, er, Dave, promised me that he’d do some detective work and find out who it is.”
MissGibson invented the myth. The original pencil sketch was drawn by six year old Lily Jane Hunt, the day after her disappearance. The constable asked why there was no nose, nor mouth, nor eyes. Lily Jane explained that her face was pure light, and it had felt like warm sunshine.
It appears that Lily Jane Hunt drew the picture from memory, and it resembles the portrait of LadyAmanda which hangs in the foyer of the Town Hall, next to the one of BrigadierHetherington. Two of the six Penrith Nobles, the founders of Wolfland.
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| LadyAmanda | CelesteEmbrace |
| A reconstruction of the sketch by six year old Lily Jane Hunt, as reimagined by eight year old Hayley |
CelesteEmbrace is featured in Book 1 SlenderWolf Conflicts and Alliances
The back story comes in Book 2 SlenderWolf In With the In Crowd