Opal

Madame de Wynne

Puck (occasional friend/lover)

**Opal**, born **Tabetha Wrute,** and also known as **Madame de Wynne,** is a member of the Chailea Thieves Guild. She is the disowned daughter of Sarai Wrute, a surrogate daughter of the Guildmaster, and also a childhood friend/occasional associate/lover of Puck.

### General Information

When Opal was five, her mother abandoned her at the Everlight's Home for Foundlings in Vaalise, where she lived until she was fifteen. She ultimately ran away with Puck, whom she had a tumultuous friendship with, following the orphanage headmaster attempting to sexually assault her. She lived on the streets with Puck for nearly a year, during which they were making plans and working towards leaving the city, before being separated due to his arrest. Opal became a member of the Thieves Guild not much longer after that, hoping to eventually get answers on his whereabouts through their connections.

Due to her time at the orphanage, she usually has an unpleasant attitude and uncaring disposition when not putting on an act, preventing herself from having more than a few meaningful relationships. Nevertheless, she is extremely intelligent, being capable of effortlessly getting herself out of bad situations by hiding her cold interior behind the mask of whatever her targets desire. Because of this, Opal is considered one of the best, and most dangerous, thieves in Chailea and has garnered an even higher reputation for her "only steal when commissioned" policy.

### Meeting "The Fool"

Opal heard about “The Fool” following his very public stealing of Gaspard Dunaparte's painting; a painting she herself had been working toward stealing. Upon learning that he was in fact Puck, she was overwhelmed with emotions, which quickly turned to anger. Upon seeing her, Puck tried to interact with her, only to be met with an extremely cold shoulder. Going forward, she attempted to interact with him only when necessary, before eventually being called on to teach him Thieves Cant. She revealed just how angry she was to see him "out and about", as she had spent the last two years trying to find out what happened to him. She also explained that she was even more hurt in that he didn’t even try to contact her following his release, leaving her to assume that he was either rotting away or dead. On the verge of tears during the entire conversation, she stormed away, refusing to accept any apology.

They did eventually begin speaking again however and, especially following the departure of Enzo, grew to be friends.

### Old Feelings

During the time that Amillia was away, Puck found himself socializing with Opal more often. With no one else to open up to about his conflicting feelings regarding Amillia’s courtship and eventual marriage, and due to their history, he found himself confiding in Opal. She attempted to convince him that he and Amillia were of two very different worlds and that pursuing her would only lead to heartbreak before drunkenly kissing him. Also drunk, and caught up in the moment, Puck relented, ultimately leading to them sleeping together.

When Opal awoke the next morning, he was gone. Despite wanting to talk to him, that same day she had to leave Vaalise on commission; only to return to Puck having fled the city.

### In Marotto

Months later, their paths would later converge once more in Marotto, where Puck caught Opal lifting his mark. Shocked to see her again, Puck tried to get her to hand over the loot, only for her to instead flee out onto the rooftops of Marotto. Puck gave chase and attempted to catch her, and Opal retaliated in response, leading to a skirmish that she easily won. As she began to flee once more, the downed Puck asked if that was it, if she was just going to leave, to which she replied: “You did.” Following this, Puck eventually made it home and made up the excuse to his servants that he was mugged. After refusing to send for a doctor, he went to tend to himself, only for Opal to reappear, having followed him and snuck in.

Puck asked if she was there to finish him off, to which she facetiously replied not yet. She looked around the room, before complimenting him on his rise in the aristocracy, and helping herself to some of his alcohol. He asked why she followed him; to which she didn't reply. After making her way around the room, she came to settle on the couch next to him, where she began to attend to one of his wounds. While she didn’t speak or make eye contact, Puck couldn’t help but stare at her. She finally broke the silence by apologizing for attacking him, telling Puck that seeing him again had brought back some intense feelings and that him not allowing her to flee caused her to lash out.

After taking a drink himself, Puck spoke again, asking her why she didn’t follow him to Marotto if him leaving upset her so much. She responded with a question of her own, asking why he didn’t wait to invite her to go with him if he wanted her there. Neither answered. After cleaning his wound, she began to examine the cut on his cheek and finally made eye contact with him. He then asked: “Would you have, if I did?”. She simply gave a small sigh while lightly caressing his cheek. Drawn together after being apart for so long, the two began to kiss, ending the night by having sex.

When Puck awoke the next morning, she was gone.

### In Gartinople

Opal would yet again reappear, several months later, this time under the name of Madame de Wynne; a physician hired to care for the Duke. She too had caught rumors about the map to the vault and had been commissioned by a third party to investigate. When presented the opportunity, Puck confronted her about her abrupt exit in Marotto; to which she told him that she took a tour of his house after they had sex and discovered that he was married. After feeling a sense of uneasy deja vu, she fled, not allowing herself to get caught up in him again. He attempted to reason with her over though she wouldn't hear any of it, walking away.

The two would hardly interact, following that conversation, until it was revealed a month later that Puck was set to be executed for sleeping with the Duchess. Opal managed to get into the dungeons mere minutes after his arrest. Puck asked if she was there to mock him for his stupidity, to which she failed to reply, attempting to hold back tears. Due to her lack of response, Puck began to talk about how he had no other way out, and that for the first time in a long time he was afraid to die. He spoke of his father, and how he regretted not doing what he asked; not because *he* asked, but because Puck wanted to do it himself, but didn't, out of fear. And for the first time, he begged for Opal's help. Due to how he had treated her and their relationship up to that point, and the fact that he was sleeping with the Duchess, a small part of her thought of leaving him for dead. But, in the end, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

Later that night, she managed to break him out, using the catacombs beneath the city to lead him to freedom. In response, he passionately kissed her, before asking if she'd go with him to find the Fey Realm. Despite her wanting to do so, she found herself unable to say so, refusing instead, with the excuse that she still had a job to do. While clearly disappointed, Puck took his opportunity to flee, disappearing into the night.

The two haven't seen each other since.

### Notes

Opal is clearly in love with Puck and has been since they were young, but, as exhibited in their last interaction, is too scared to actually admit it.

* As far as Puck's feelings for her go, I think he loves her too; in his own way. After all, she's been the only constant in his life since he was young.

She also affectionately calls Puck "Speartips".