Katar

Katar Jinsdaughter is a graduate of the Princess Academy.

Biography
Katar's ma died when she was born like Miri but her father won't look at her because he thinks it's her fault. She hates Mount Eskel and isn’t the nicest person because of this and feels like she doesn't belong there.

She is one of the girls who went to Princess Academy. She studied hard and tried to be the best at everything. She wanted to be the academy princess just to increase her chance of being chosen. She tries very hard to be top of the class, though Miri beats her. She was mean to Miri at first, for a reason Miri didn't understand. Later in the book, the reader finds out that she is mean to Miri because she is afraid the prince will choose Miri, not her, and she wont get to leave Mount Eskel. She only wanted to marry the Prince just to get away from Mount Eskel.. At the end of the book Miri convinces Britta to give her the job as Mount Eskel’s delegate and take her to the lowlands to work for their government. Katar ends up leaving Mount Eskel and living in Asland.

Quotes

 * "Being a princess would mean more than just marrying a prince- you'll see the rest of the kingdom, live in a palace, fill your belly every meal, have a roaring fire all winter long. And you'll do important things, the kinds of things that affect an entire kingdom."