Adelaide Sourberry (Empath stories)

Adelaide Sourberry is a human character who is part of the EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story series. She is the maidservant of King Gerard who has served in his castle long before he was born. When Gerard's parents have died, his aunt Lady Imperia was put in charge of raising the child as the regent of the family's kingdom until he was old enough to be crowned king. However, Imperia desired to have the throne for herself and had her servant Thorick put Gerard in the dungeon when he was at the age of coronation. Mrs. Sourberry, however, had no idea what had happened to Gerard, and was only told by Lady Imperia that the child had fallen ill of a possibly fatal disease. When Gerard escaped from his prison with the help of Clockwork Smurf, she assumed that he was simply a delusional child when she saw him in his prisoner's clothes and sent him on his way out of the castle. Later on, when Gerard returned with the Smurfs in the clothes of the prince, Mrs. Sourberry learned of Lady Imperia's deception and was grateful when she was ousted from the kingdom, with Gerard rightfully crowned as king.