So, the first two paragraphs are a little sneak peak of Idris. The third paragraph is turned into Ckary's POV and will remain her POV for the rest of the story. So here's Chapter 1.
Clary loved staying at Rosa Academy. Granted, she knew her time to leave was approaching, but she didn't see this as a time of grief. She just turned 15 a month ago , which was an important for girls in this time. Turning the age 15 proved maturity for women. It was the time their name is placed on the Bride list. This list contained women of age to be married off. Clary glanced multiple times at the list while wandering the Academy with her friends, but never seen her name once on the list that month. Rose Academy was quick to put "of aged" girls on that list. Rose Academy ensured that each girl sent off will have a suitor capable of taking care of her needs. Rose Academy also ensured that she, any woman married off, knows the necessities to being a wife, bearing children, cleaning, cooking, washing, etc. She didn't understand why her name was not placed. She didn't like knowing that she wasn't to be married off anytime soon.
According to a man's position, depended on how wealthy he was. The prettier girls were married off to the higher ranked men, while the less attracted girls were married off to the lower ranked men. The wealthier your husband was, the more the wife would get, such as jewelry and dresses. A man's wife represented his rank and wealth, the prettier the dresses and prettier the jewelry, the better he looked. It was even better for a man's reputation when his wife was pregnant , or bared children already.
All men had places in The Court. The Court is where all men work, as it would be called. Few women worked there, but were paid largely, for men felt it was not women's position to work. Women didn't complain. The Court paid all expenses for Rose Academy. The Court thought of Rose Academy highly. Probably because the Academy successfully raise girls the right way. The Court looks much like a 5 large castles, lined in a curved line. The First Court was politician. They helped the King with war declarations, allies, and changes in the Kingdom's decisions. The Second Court was the King's armies and soldier. The High Court building was the largest. It was more of a castle saying it contained of the royals: King Stephen and his large family. Being married off to a royal was unheard of, even marrying a duke. The Fourth Court was the lowest ranked Courts, construction. The men were in charge of building new buildings for living, worked in small factories, or blacksmithing, depending on your area of skill. This Court also has farming, teaching, and other small jobs. The last Court was the Side Court, where the women worked. This Court was for medical, clothes stores, quilting, and widow homes.
This is everything that Clary, and every other girl in Rosa Academy, got taught about Idris. Women don't get equal lives as men, but we must not complain. Clary was short, about 5'3, fair colored skin, curves that most grown women don't receive, light freckles on her rosy cheeks and cute small nose, perfect red lips, green emerald eyes, and waist length natural fire red curly hair. Clary was the only girl known to have this shade of hair, which made her the center of attention most times. Not many other girls liked Clary, actually , no girls liked her except her friends Maia and Isabelle . The three of them were the best in their classes and often were favorites of most of the nuns and teachers. Which is why Maia and Isabelle weren't on the Bride's list . They were both about a year older than Clary, but asked the nuns to keep their names off the list until it was Clary's name was placed as well. They were hoping they would marry off to men who were friends with each other so they could stay in touch. They were sitting outside on the grass, reading romantic novels when ,"Why do you think your name isn't on the list yet? It's been like a month now." Maia asked Clary. We all stopped reading to think about that. Honestly , she didn't know why her name wasn't on there. She knew it wasn't because of looks because girls gossip all the time about how she was going to have a rich husband. Isabelle seemed to be lost in thought when she answered dreamily, " It takes time to put up a profile. Do you know how many girls are 'of age' this year? Like 450. " I gave her statement some thought, and there was quite a few of good girls "of age" this year. In fact, there is about 2 times as much as the previous year. Sister Joanne's voice cut my train of thought. "Isabelle. Maia. Clary. I've come to gather you to get ready for a ball you were invited to. Now come along." Sister Joanne rushed the three of us inside, as the three of us exchanged confused faces.
These characters are not mine, all Cassandra Clare's. Isabelle and Maia look the same in the book. Sister Joanne is just one of the nuns at Rosa Academy. I'm working on chapter 2 this moment.