Agatha Everhart

Agatha Everhart (b. Late 70's or 80's) is the younger sister of Erika Everhart and aunt of Skandar and Kenna Smith. She is also known as 'the Executioner' because she was blackmailed by the Council and the Silver Circle to give all the names of the Spirit Wielders so they could find them and kill their unicorns. In the second book she become a Spirit Instructor who teaches lessons to her nephew Skandar and later her niece Kenna and lives in Joby Worsham's tree house after he resigned.

## Physical appearance

Agatha is a woman with pale skin, brown eyes and grey long hair. She is tall and has Spirit Wielder's blaze on cheek for a mutation.

## History

### Early Life

Agatha was born on the Island to her Father, who was a spirit wielder and her Mother. She was the younger sister of Erika Everhart. When she was younger her sister watched over her obsessively and often worried about her. When they were on the beach one day when Agatha was 9 she and Erika were at the beach and angry at being ignored she climbed a high rock formation and fell from it. This comatised Agatha for 3 weeks before she awoke.

Erika began to worry about what would happen should she become a rider and Agatha did not so studying through her Father’s volumes on spirit magic she figured out how to weave a bond to a person not destined for their own unicorn. And as such Erika stole a unicorn egg from the Hatchery she kept out in the wilderness until the very next year.

However Agatha did indeed hatch Arctic Swansong and became a rider of the Eyrie. Agatha didn’t return the egg as promised though and kept it out in the wilderness to hatch and grow alone.

As they grew Agatha watched as Erika grew more and more powerful and even became commodore of Chaos for two cups. However on the third one Blood Moon’s Equinox died. Agatha had no idea how to help Erika deal with her grief, nor what she had done in regards to the wild unicorn bond that Erika had.

When Erika killed the Fallen Twenty-Four unicorns Dorian Manning used this as an excuse to start a witch hunt on any Spirit Wielder they found.

Agatha was given a choice, submit and become the Silver Circle’s executioner or face their wrath herself. Agatha used her spirit powers to kill every single spirit unicorn on the island. This ironically stopped the riders from being put to death also but made their lives miserable such as that of Joby Warsham.

Agatha later escaped and kept a low profile on the Island and didn’t draw attention to herself. This all changed when Agatha acted on a promise to her sister to help her Nephew become a unicorn rider. As such Agatha headed off to the Mainland on Arctic Swansong.

Arriving in Margate where she knew her Nephew and Niece lived she went to the door at midnight on the summer solstice and explained to Skandar and his family that he had been chosen to try the Hatchery door. Agatha acted very reserved and cagey when in the Smith household and was glad they when left.

Introducing Skandar to her unicorn they proceeded to fly to the Island and land on Fisherman’s beach. Agatha quickly explained as much as she could before the sentinels captured her once again while imprisoning her and taking Arctic Swansong away.

Much later Skandar visits her in the prison she has been kept in for months and asks her about the Spirit element and how to control it. She explains bits about it and about her past also as well as giving him the book of spirit.

When Skandar comes face to face with the Weaver she explains that Agatha is her sister and thus Skandar’s aunt.

During Skandar’s second year at the Eyrie Agatha is released and given the job of being Skandar’s spirit instructor due to all the others being scared off by Dorian Manning and the Silver Circle. She begins to teach him how to control Spirit weapons. This shocks the other instructors as much as Skandar himself.

During the year Agatha teaches Skandar but also helps him with other bits of information including the possibility of him being a Mender. As well as being with him when Kenna’s wild unicorn interrupted their lessons when Skandar used his Spirit magic.

Later Agatha discussed the actions of Dorian and the silver Circle with Skandar and helps him understand more about what Dorian is doing and his fears of Skandar building an army of spirit unicorns.

Agatha is amoung the people who helps organise the Spirit Den into a more livable state to host a party for Skandar. She helps ferry people in and out, being one of the only two people capable of doing so.

Agatha is present when Skandar and his quartet (minus Flo) are accused of killing the wild unicorns. She defends Skandar with her knowledge of the spirit element and helps him avoid jail or worse punishment.

Agatha again defends Skandar when he becomes possessed by Scoundrel through the bond and attacks instructor Saylor. She manages again to help keep Skandar from getting into deep trouble though he is sentenced to being unable to touch his unicorn. Agatha hugs him for the first time at this incident.

Later Agatha tells Skandar a bit about their family and of how Erika and Agatha were when they were little girls. Telling about how she became the executioner and the Weaver respectively and how Erika became so strong. She also gives him the clue about the first rider and the unicorn queen being friends, rather than enemies.

Agatha later appears at the Eyrie after all the commotion from Erika’s appearance and Dorian’s outburst and finds Kenna there with her new baby unicorn. Compliments of Erika’s magic. She seems shocked by this, as if watching history on repeat from when Erika did it to her wild unicorn.

After the damage had been undone Agatha and Skandar talk about Kenna and her worries about her future. Agatha doesn’t trust Kenna due to her own experiences with Erika and how similar everything is and tells Skandar to watch out for her. She explains how the bond of the unicorn and rider works in greater depths warns Skandar about her fears.

## Personality

When they were younger Agatha loved and trusted her sister Erika more than anything in the world and their bond was so deep that Erika was willing to use magic just so they would have a chance of staying bonded together as sisters and as riders also.

This bond continued until later in their early lives as Agatha never questioned any of Erika’s actions and chose to believe the better of her sister when she said she had taken the egg back to the hatchery.

All of this changed when Erika murdered the 24 unicorns that would be known as the fallen twenty-four. Agatha was devastated but still retained her faith, even if just a little.

After these events and becoming the executioner Agatha became very reserved and edgy whenever she spoke with anyone. Even upon first meeting Kenna and Skandar she acted very edgy, not liking being confined for too long.

Agatha does care for Skandar and even took it upon herself to become his spirit instructor, even if she was a bit hesitant at first. She defends him when he’s questioned after being caught out in the wilderness and again when Skandar becomes possessed and tries to comfort him. She even shows great concern about Kenna and what influence she may have upon Skandar.

Overall Agatha is very averse to authority figures as she hadn’t had the best experience with them, being used by the silver circle at first, being on the run and being in prison. She retains a level of respect for Nina Kazama and also for the instructors of the Eyrie, especially Instructor O’sullivan of whom she is in a first name basis.

### Etymology

* Agatha is a name of Greek origin meaning "good or honoble".
* Everhart is a surname of English origin meaning "Brave boar".