Cry Wolf

• Little Butterfly¹²²
• Mary Alvarado¹⁷⁷
• Mari²¹³

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• Slight-boned and fragile-looking. Her dark hair, usually unruly and curly, had been tamed and rolled into a bun, but the severe style only made her look younger¹²²
• Dark-haired and dark-eyed¹²²
• Her features were refined and aristocratic¹²²

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• Her power amassed around her, different now than it had been when they’d first sent her to her own kind for training. Her magic had been wild and hot, but this power was as dark and cold as her voice had been¹²²
• Stole the bond between Asil and his mate¹⁷³
• Could control werewolves with her magic¹⁸⁷
• Could break into a pack's magic²⁰⁷
• From one of the greatest of the witch families²¹⁴
• Their greatest spell; to have guardians on their grounds, great beasts who patrolled and killed for them but never needed food or drink; it was rumoured that they made them from living creatures - they had a menagerie; such powerful spells are never made without blood and death²¹⁴
• Because she is, through Asil, a de facto member of the pack—she might have managed to combine the Marrok’s powers with her own²¹⁸
• Gotten her ability through some kind of binding to a werewolf²²⁹
• Hide-me-spell; Witches could hide in plain sight if they had some sort of hold on you²³⁸
• Was a witch, and had no control of her powers; needed to be trained²⁴²

Asil and the Not-Date

• Had a talent for hiding things in plain sight, making one thing seem like another: a complex magical item appeared to be a piece of costume jewelry, or black magic felt like white²²⁹

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• staying at that old forest-service cabin²¹⁹

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• Mariposa’s mother had only just enough power to protect her youngest daughter from the attack of another clan of witches. Her parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, and all were dead—and her mother, too²¹³

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• Claimed to be Search and Rescue; that she and her “hot tempered” partner had an argument and split up for a bit¹⁶³

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• Dangerous¹⁷⁹

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• Emotional above all, dancing from anger to sullenness to sunshine with scarcely a breath between¹²²
• She wasn’t observant enough to see Brother Wolf peeking out—either that or she liked a little danger¹⁷⁹
• Mariposa had always rewritten reality to suit her²⁶³
• Always liked to hurt people²⁷²

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• Clouded objections to force her prey to reluctantly answer questions¹⁸²
• A web of light encasing Charles in sickly strings of yellow and green¹⁸³
• Imprisoning spell; muttered a word and flung it at Anna with a flick of her fingers, leaving Anna unable to move¹⁸⁸
• Could break into the pack’s magic²⁰⁷
• Was making people do things—like kill family pets²¹⁸
• Can control a werewolf who has the protection of a pack²¹⁹
• capable of holding a werewolf for days and torturing it²²⁴
• Hair allowed her to get into your dreams. If you had died there, you’d have died for real²²⁶
• Changing what the senses of others perceived was one of the major powers of the witch²³⁴
• Scried with water to get glimpses into the future²⁵³

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• Mariposa seemed to have gained immortality upon Sarai’s death¹⁷³
• Has a wolflike dexterity²³⁸
• Has the immortality, the strength, and the speed of a werewolf²⁵⁴
• Had never been been stable, even before she killed Sarai²⁶⁴
• Quite mad²⁶⁹
• Anna killed her by snapping her neck²⁷⁹
• Colin Taggart burned her body and got four pounds of salt to mix with her ashes; the results were brought to Bran's house for disposal²⁹⁰

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• A woman who was used to batting her eyes at men¹⁸⁰
• Stamped her foot as if she were still a child²⁴³
• Says when skinning something, the pelt is soft and warm, but human skin is so much more horrifying—and more useful afterward²⁴⁵

With Asil and Sarai

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• Was sixteen years old when she killed Sarai¹²²
• Asil's dreams always got stronger when the witch got too close¹⁷³
• Was raised by Sarai and Asil; came to live with them when she was eight or nine years old²¹³
• Told Asil that the only place she really felt safe was with Sarai and him²¹⁴
• Stole Sarai's immortality as she stole her and Asil's mate bond²¹⁵
• Believed Sarai had made a choice between her and Asil²⁴²
• Tried to poison Sarai twice²⁴³
• Pretended she was Sarai and came to Asil's bed²⁴³
• Fixated on Asil²⁵⁶
• There was something wrong with the girl that Sarai couldn’t fix²⁵⁶
• She was never more to Asil than a stray pet Sarai wanted to take care of²⁵⁷
• Rode her Sarai Guardian like a donkey²⁶⁶
• Tied herself to Sarai's dead wolf²⁶⁹
• Relied on Sarai to protect her so much that she forgot that she could protect herself²⁷⁷

With the Witches

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• From what Asil knew, Mariposa's mother only had enough power to protect her youngest daughter from the attack of another clan of witches²¹³
• The tinker found the little girl wandering by the burnt remnants of her house and thought Sarai would take her in, as he knew that Sarai wife had done considerable trade with that family²¹³
• The witches guarded their spells from each other, so each family tended to specialize. Mariposa’s family was one of the greatest of the witch families; But she was only a child, and this was their greatest spell. Asil could hardly believe they entrusted her with it²¹³
• Charles about Mariposa: “Asil’s witch has found a way to control a werewolf who has the protection of a pack; I’ve never heard of anything like that—so I don’t think she’s been spreading the word. Thankfully, witches are so jealous of each other. But if she’s the only witch who knows how—we need to keep it that way.”²¹³
• Guardians, they once called such things. A charismatic name for such abominations; Even at the peak of their power, though, Bran had never heard of them making a guardian from a werewolf²⁴¹

With Charles and Anna

Name: Mariposa

AKA: Mary AlvaradoCW-177 | little butterflyCW-122 | MariCW-213

Appearances and Mentions:

Alpha&Omega 1b: Cry Wolf

Gender: Female

Classification: Witch See Witchcraft

Classification Description: [Type] Black [Family Line] from one of the greatest of the witch familiesCW-214 [Coven] N/A

Witch Powers: clouded objections to force her prey to reluctantly answer questionsCW- imprisoning spell; muttered a word and flung it at Anna with a flick of her fingers, leaving Anna unable to moveCW- she saw a web of light encasing Charles in sickly strings of yellow and greenCW- their greatest spell; to have guardians on their grounds, great beasts who patrolled and killed for them but never needed food or drink; it was rumoured that they made them from living creatures - they had a menagerie; such powerful spells are never made without blood and deathCW-214 hide-me-spell; Witches could hide in plain sight if they had some sort of hold on youCW-238 the witch had been able to use his… his father’s pack bonds; a witch could break into the pack’s magicCW- Your hair allowed her to get into your dreams. If you had died there, you’d have died for realCW- can control a werewolf who has the protection of a packCW- capable of holding a werewolf for days and torturing itCW- gotten her ability through some kind of binding to a werewolfCW- he’d felt power circles before. Some witches used them to set guard spells to keep things they valued safe, and others used them to store power for drawing upon later. Since the cabin hadn’t kept him out and he didn’t feel the need to leave, he could only assume that the circle was the latter kind—which meant that there were more dead things under the floorCW- Changing what the senses of others perceived was one of the major powers of the witchCW- Most of witchcraft is potions and spells. Burning her place of power will cripple her a bitCW- Then she could run her own magic through that link and take control of any of Bran’s wolvesCW- The witch flung out her hands, stain of her magic—corrupt and festering magic, but powerful. Very powerfulCW- When a witch has such a hold, she can see through their eyes; They are living golems for herCW- Sarai thinks she will kill you, to break your father and regain power she lost when you destroyed the cabin. I think she’s done this before, taken over a pack, I mean. Sarai sounds as if this is a patternCW- scried with water to get glimpses into the futureCW-

Age: was @16 yo but is @200 yo

Father: Name Unknown (X)

Mother: Name Unknown (X)

Siblings: [Brothers] Names Unknown (X)CW-213 [Sisters] Names Unknown (X)CW-213

Other Relatives: [Granparents] Names Unknown (X)CW-213

Residence: [Former] Spain [Present] staying at that old forest-service cabinCW-

Occupation: Claimed to be Search and Rescue; that she and her “hot tempered” partner had an argument and split up for a bitCW-

Physical Description: slight boned and fragile lookingCW-122 dark hair usually unruly and curly could be tamed and rolled into a bun, but the severe style only made her look youngerCW-122 dark-haired and dark-eyed; her features were refined and aristocraticCW-122 deep brown eyesCW-162 dark brown curlsCW-162

Character Traits & Facts:

Education, Experience & Languages: she was out in the forest looking for the missing hunterCW- very interesting that a witch would believe a werewolf to be her businessCW- Her family was said to have guardians on their grounds, great beasts who patrolled and killed for them— but never needed food or drink. It was rumored that they made them from living creatures—they had a menagerie; Such powerful spells, as you well know, are never made without blood and deathCW- A strong enough witch can control any werewolf who doesn’t have a pack to protect him. It is forbidden by witch law, but it is possibleCW- The dead animal on the floor in front of it advertised who was living here: witches and dead things went togetherCW- You were a witch, and you had no control of your powers; You needed to be trainedCW- You tried to poison Sarai, twice. Villagers inexplicably lost pets. And you tried to pretend you were Sarai and came to my bed. I think Sarai would have forgiven you everything except thatCW-

Spirituality & Personality: coldthe girl’s voice was wrong, flat and confidentCW- emotional above all, dancing from anger to sullenness to sunshine with scarcely a breath betweenCW-122 a liarCW- had never been been stable, even before she killed SaraiCW-264 after watching her for too long to be entirely trustworthyCW- dangerousCW- She wasn’t observant enough to see Brother Wolf peeking out—either that or she liked a little dangerCW- she told me that the only place she really felt safe was with Sarai and meCW- Mariposa was that she was making people do things—like kill family petsCW- the evil that had seeped into the wood and brick of the old cabinCW- stamped her foot as if she were still a childCW- filled with rageCW- there was something wrong with the girl that she couldn’t fixCW- Mariposa had always rewritten reality to suit herCW- truly she was madCW-

Talents & Skills: a woman who was used to batting her eyes at menCW- Her magic had been wild and hot, but this power was as dark and cold as her voice had beenCW- Either the animal she’d killed to draw her circle hadn’t been dead long—it had frozen in the cold—or she had a spell to disguise it to keep away scavengersCW- table held the remnants of a fat black candle smelling of blood more than wax, and a mortar with some ashes in the bottom—the remnants of Anna’s hair, he thought. Something personal to allow her into Anna’s dreamsCW- constricted the connections he had to his pack until he could barely feel them; didn’t know if a witch who so obviously had some of the attributes of a werewolf would know enough about wolves to untangle what he did, but he would make it as difficult as he couldCW- She hadn’t yet acquired the ability of all good Alphas to ask specific questionsCW- The pelt is soft and warm, but human skin is so much more horrifying—and more useful afterwardCW- relied on Sarai to protect her so much that she forgot that she could protect herselfCW-

Health & Fitness: the immortality Mariposa seemed to have gained upon Sarai’s deathCW- was hit the face by Anna with a rifleCW- has a wolflike dexterityCW-238 The witch has the immortality, the strength, and the speed of a werewolfCW- Anna punched her and broke her jaw; knocking her unconsciousCW- Anna killed her by snapping her neckCW- Colin Taggart burned her body and got four pounds of salt to mix with her ashes; the results were brought to Bran's house for disposalCW-

Relationships:

With Asil and Sarai: was looking for AsilCW- was raised by Sarai and Asil; came to live with them when she was eight or nine years oldCW-213 was sixteen years old when she killed SaraiCW-122 stole Sarai's immortality as she stole her and Asil's mate bondCW-215 Asil’s mate had died, tortured to death by a witch who used her pain and death to gain powerCW- Afraid of the witch who hunted him as she’d hunted his SaraiCW- his dreams always got stronger when the witch got too closeCW- He hadn’t seen the witch for almost half a century, hadn’t caught a scent of her since he’d come to this continentCW- He should have killed the witch but had been forced to run instead. Run, while his wife’s killer lived, because he was afraid of what Mariposa had becomeCW- rode her Sarai Guardian like a donkeyCW-266 And to be tied to a witch, a black witch, with empathy was possibly the worst thing he’d ever heard ofCW- I dreamed Sarai was being tortured and consumed. Her heart had ceased beating, her lungs could not draw in air, but she lived and burned with pain and power. I dreamed Mariposa consumed my love until she was no more. It took her a long time to dieCW- she believed that Sarai had made a choiceCW- that Mariposa had fixated on AsilCW- He’d tried to tell Sarai when he’d first understood, but she wanted to see only the good in people. She thought he was too suspicious—and vain, which was true enough. She thought that obscured his judgment, which was not true. She hadn’t believed him when he told her that Mariposa had fixated on him, until tha tnight, the second time Mariposa had poisoned Sarai. The girl had tried to disguise herself as his mate. It had been useless, of course. She might have been able to change what she looked like, but she smelled nothing like his mate. If Sarai had been only human, she would have been dead from the poison; instead she’d been sick for three days. Mariposa had meant her to dieCW- For almost two centuries, as soon as he realized that the mating bond gave Mariposa access to him, he’d blocked the connection as best he couldCW-

With The Witches: from what Asil knew, Mariposa's mother only had enough power to protect her youngest daughter from the attack of another clan of witchesCW-213 Her parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, and all were dead—and her mother, tooCW- The tinker found the little girl wandering by the burnt remnants of her house and thought my wife would take her in, as he knew that my wife had done considerable trade with that familyCW- They guarded their spells from each other,” Asil told him. “So each family tended to specialize. Mariposa’s family was one of the greatest of the witch families; But she was only a child, and this was their greatest spell. I can hardly believe they entrusted her with itCW- Asil’s witch has found a way to control a werewolf who has the protection of a pack; I’ve never heard of anything like that—so I don’t think she’s been spreading the word. Thankfully, witches are so jealous of each other. But if she’s the only witch who knows how—we need to keep it that wayCW- Guardians, they once called such things. A charismatic name for such abominations; Even at the peak of their power, though, he’d never heard of them making a guardian from a werewolfCW- as if she’d been called into being so often she almost had a presence outside of her creator’s call. Guardians, he recalled, were destroyed every seven years to prevent just such an occurrenceCW-

With Charles and Anna: Mary put out her hand and ended up with a handful of Anna’s hairCW- when he first saw her Charles knew that she was something preternatural—one that used magicCW- the weave of her spell as it slid off his protectionsCW- he smelled black magic on herCW- she'd been avoiding looking Charles in the eyesCW- She was no ally of CharlesCW- it would require an effort on the witch’s part to focus on Anna as long as Charles was there. An effort Mary Alvarado wasn’t makingCW- Anna was able to break the spell's hold on her by bringing her wolf to the foreCW- Anna also shattered the witch's hold on Charles the same wayCW- She shouldn’t have been able to do that. She made me fawn at her feet like a puppyCW- Charles was still volatile from his encounter with the witchCW- The memory of how Asil’s witch had held him obedient to her as if she were his Alpha cut through his self-confidence with a large dollop of realityCW- wanted Charles' pain and death so that she could collect the powerCW-272

With The Wolves: knows about the Marrok; was never able to find a photo of himCW- The only person who should have that kind of control over wolves is their AlphaCW- found a way to control a werewolf with the protection of a packCW-219 was able to call Bran like a a well-trained petCW-238 the control she asserted over Bran had to be won by blood and flesh using the bonding through Asil that Bran had done to his own packCW-239 it's a pattern with her to take over a pack; the wolves eventually die; fade until there is nothing left of themCW-272 the oddities in Asil’s mate bond and the way the witch had twisted it fouled the pack magic until Bran wasn’t certain that he could cut Asil free of anyone: Sarai, the witch, the pack, or Bran, even with a full blood-and-flesh banishment ceremonyCW- Bran did something to the link she held to Sarai, but it wasn’t enough. The witch recovered too soon—but he cost her. She pushed him out of the link and spelled the bindings to prevent him doing it again. When it was over he was still her wolf—but she had blood trickling out of her noseCW- she tried to goad BranCW- Your father she has bound tighter. She figured out who he was and took his free will from him like a puppet master attaching strings to his marionetteCW- Bran, Marrok, Alpha of the Marrok, slay me your son, CharlesCW- Walter was killed by taking the spell meant for AnnaCW-