Shayla Willows

Shayla Willows is a minor character that appears in Quiet After the Hurricane and Web of Mistrust. While her appearance and personality may not show this, she is in truth Chrysalis Starr in disguise and the Oracle of the Law.

## Appearance

Shayla has elbow length black hair that she has down with small sections in twists on either side. She has dark blue eyes and wears a blue shirt with golden swirls patterned on it. Shayla wears a dark purple skirt with black leggings and boots. She owns an indigo fan with gold swirls on it, which she pulls out many times during her time in court.

## Personality

Shayla acts like a frail, fragile character who gets easily upset. However, this is just as stated: acting. Shayla truly shares a personality with her true identity: loud, confident, fun loving. But to keep her cover more believable and alive, she acts like a quiet, sensitive girl. This allows her to slip into the heart of the judge quite easily.

## History

### Before the Story

Shayla's past is the same as her true form's. Shayla didn't truly become a 'person' until after the GC-9 Incident, which inspired Chrysalis to begin the project to catch the escaped murderers. Shayla was created along with the other aliases of Chrysalis at about the same time.

### Quiet After the Hurricane

Shayla appears as the first witness in *Turnabout Ignition*, having seen the murder under her original form. The killer threatened to kill her if she testified, so Chrysalis did what she does best: go undercover to testify. Chrysalis tampered with the video footage of the murder so she was thought to be Shayla to not arouse questions. She spoke with Cotoli Morix about the case briefly before court went into session. Shayla's testimony brought up an issue regarding melted chocolate, so court was adjourned. Shayla spoke with the prosecutor on the case about calling the killer, Buff Guiy, to the stand. They agreed to do so. When Buff was called to the stand, Yuri Rinko (the victim's youngest sister), proclaimed that he killed her sister for suspecting her of being the Oracle of the Law. Shayla had a nervous breakdown, though the prosecutor consoled her. Her brother was freaking out as well, as that wasn't something to speak of in open court. The falsified video footage was presented and Buff was found guilty of the murder.

### Web of Mistrust

Shayla watched the trial of Carson Rinko from the gallery alongside Cotoli and Anton Burke. She recalled being Polly Bloom, the victim's, back up when it came to going to the mysterious Umber Mansion. Shayla assured Cotoli and Anton that the trial would end peacefully in the end. She ended up getting indicted for the crime like Cotoli, but Polly and Niamh Tenniswood cleared their names.

## Quotes

-"I'm Shayla Willows, spirit medium and artist. And I... I... I... Witnessed the murder."

-"I will do so to prove the defendant... Innocent." *(when testifying)*

-This whole nightmare will be over soon! Promise!"

-"You were right. Polly won't let us get on the wrong side of the gavel if we don't deserve it." *(after name is cleared)*

## Trivia

-Shayla was based off of Dahlia Hawthorne and Sister Iris from the canon *Ace Attorney* series when it came to her fragile personality.

-Shayla is one of two aliases to appear in multiple books, the other being Rosalie Libra, though Shayla is the only one to appear in two different books of the same series.

-Shayla's occupation being artist could imply a liking for art in her original form.

-Shayla is the only alias (not meaning Chrysalis) who specifically calls herself a medium at any point in time (though Rosalie does channel Venus Rinko in *Turnabout on the Waves*).