Born Winter 14th,1040, Paraskeve Angelis was raised by her grandmother and servants from the start. Never knowing her parents, she was raised not to care about them either. In fact, she was raised not to care for much asides from her studies, and how to be a proper lady. Being a proper lady entails being liked, but not needing to like them back, and that is what her grandmother suppressed.
Her schooling was done by hired private tutors at home, the best they could afford, and they could afford a lot for Paraskeve. The girl was lavished and spoiled by all, from her grandmother, to the servants, and the family friends that would stop by. She was a trophy little girl, she knew how to sweet talk them, she could preform, and make art. The only one who treated her with a little bit of normalcy was one of her maids, and the child of the maid who occasionally visited. Due to the difficulties of saying her name at the young age, the child named her 'Pat', which she eventually grew into.
Despite having one friend under the age of 30, the maid's child was at least five years older than 'Pat', although that didn't matter much. Pat was raised to act mature anyways, and was the one that often acted older between the two. As Pat grew older, being raised in the same type of manner, she was shaping up to become a fine woman. Or at least she made her grandmother proud. It did not equate to being loved and properly nurtured though, and Pat grew up to be emotionally suppressed, and a little stunted.
Pat had no close relationships, the maid's daughter went to college, and she was not even close with her grandmother. So when her grandmother died, she was more concerned and devastated on what to do with her life, than wrought with grief for her passing. She was prepped to become a nice noble housewife for someone, but Pat was rather young still at only 19. She did her best to keep the affairs of the house in order, but despite her prepping, she was taken advantage of from many. From other relatives, to those that just knew how to swindle the poor naive girl. Money dwindled fast, and staff had to be let go, as the pieces of the estate had to be sold.
The maid was concerned for the girl she helped raised. After a year or two of convincing, she encouraged Pat to go out an get a degree, so she could try and get a job and understand how to save her falling apart life. She directed Pat to stay with her daughter who was now in Toro, something to take care of her, and help her - not to mention that the free schooling would help the bank accounts. Reluctantly, Pat shipped herself off to Toro.