Europa Salem

Europa Iris Salem is the main protagonist of the book The Purge at the Palace and the main love interest of Castor Klark. At age 10, she was chosen to assassinate and take the place of Princess Serene Desta in 5 years. She would then take her place in the Abernate court and kill the ruthless King Hawthorne Klark. She has many sisters: Regaen Salem, Julliette Salem, Parsley Salem and Azure Salem; and one brother, Ink Salem.

Biography
To be written...

Appearance
Europa is said to be beautiful by many characters, including Castor Klark and Azure Salem. She has blonde, waist-lenght, wavy hair and sparkling blue eyes. Her skin is very pale and light, which glows red when she is angry or embarrassed. She is average height and weight, despite the fact that the palace food is divine. While she lived as a rebel she didn't really care about her appearance, however, when she arrived at the palace, she began to feel a little self-conscious about her body in the gowns and dresses she wears.

Personality
Europa has a very passionate and fiery personality and, despite her efforts, she isn't able to control it in the palace. She stands up for what is right and never lets anyone get in the way of what she wants. On the other hand, when she is sad, she often breaks down and doesn't know what to do with herself. She sometimes believes that she is a waste of space amongst her beautiful and polite sisters and charming brother but they always remind her what she is worth.

Castor Klark
Castor and Europa share a very peculiar chemistry. At first, they are both very reserved and quiet but as they begin to spend more time with each other, they develop a passionate and loving bond. When it is revealed that Europa is not actually Serene, their relationship comes toppling down and he feels utterly betrayed. However, moments before her execution, he has second thoughts and realised that, although she lied, their relationship is too strong to break under one thing. Castor may have saved her but it took some time to rekindle their relationship and build back up to the point they were before. Europa gets bored of all the waiting and her eyes started to wonder as she shares intimate moments with both Castor and various other individuals. Castor knows that it is either now or never and he proposes to her quickly. In the epilogue, they had a magical wedding with all of their surviving friends.

Serene Desta
Yes, Europa did try to kill Serene, but that doesn't mean the two girls can't have a healthy relationship. Since Serene joined the rebel movement, the two began to see how much they have in common. They were not friends at all at the beginning but, as time went on they bonded over the horrific and surprising events of their lives. When Serene first revealed her love for Europa's older sister Julliette, she was incredibly angry and shut herself up but she finally came to he senses and realised this was not her decision to make. When Serene died, Europa threw herself onto her body and cried, for hours. At her funeral, Europa spoke of Serene's bravery and generosity.