Eva Westford

Echoing through the empty house, the grandfather clock chimed. No reply was heard, as it called into emptiness. Stood at the foot of the stairs, the young woman wound her watch, listening to the chimes. Half-focused on the timepiece, she called upstairs without glancing up. ‘Hurry and be packing your things, child! We’ven’t long till the coach, but… your grandpa says he’ll meet us there!’. She grimaced to herself at the gentle lie. By the woman’s feet were several large kit bags and suitcases, and she muttered a prayer under her breath. ‘Where… where in the world could he have gotten to?’ she mused silently. As the zip creaked and she closed one of the bags, a knock came at the door. The outline of a figure came into focus, the lamplight of the night filtering round it in the stained glass. The woman’s face immediately brightened as she strode toward the door and opened it, remarking joyously.‘Sir! You’re back, we... wait-’ she began, before pausing suddenly. Minutes later, the young child traipsed downstairs, hopping over the bags and boxes to find the front door ajar. A lady with choppy black hair was sat at the dining table, alone, with a kind smile in her eyes. She daubed her mouth with a napkin.‘Hello, Eva. I’m a friend of your grandpa’s. He told me to come and collect you. We should go soon.’ the woman explained, as the child nodded in agreement. ‘I’m going to take you somewhere safe, where you’ll have a good life. I would never hurt a kid like you’ she reassured her. ‘Oh, wait - shame to waste this here. Are you hungry? Would you like some of my chicken sandwich?’ she offered kindly.- Valeria Grimes kills Jane the maid and adopts Eva as one of the thieves.
Eva Westford was a young Halcyonian, and the adoptive granddaughter of Doctor Hyram Westford. 
She was born in 1558 to run-of-the-mill farming parents in Jarren's Well who passed away to sickness. Dr. Westford became her legal guardian after taking pity on her family. However, he was often away doing work and jobs, so she was mostly raised by Jane, her nanny.
At the age of nine, after the death of her custodian and her nanny Jane in 1567, she was adopted by Valeria Grimes (who had a hand in both those deaths!). Eva became one of the Lamplighters' Guild, as a pickpocket first, as many kids did under the Thieves.
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