Sylvie Rousseau

**Miri**: "*You're not a monster.*"
**Sylvie**: "*I am, no matter what you think.*"
**Miri**: "*You saved us expecting nothing in return, would a monster do that?*"
**Sylvie**: "*Yes, if it's a monster that's capable of pity.*"
— Sylvie and Mirielle Rayer, *As the World Crumbles*

**Sylvie Rousseau** (real name 'Emily Partelan'), also known as "*Mercy*" and "*The Ghost of Marnau*", is the Queen of Athala, former lieutenant of the Silver Angels, and spy. She is a primary character As the World Crumbles and As the Light Shatters.

## History

Born Emily Partelan, she was raised by her parents in the Lower Bends of Marnau. When she was twelve, during the Shattering, her uncle killed her parents and sold her into slavery, resulting in the frequent rape and torture of Emily.

After around a year, she escaped with her teleportation powers and went to her old home, where she was found by Anthos. She told him her name was Sylvie Rousseau, but chooses the nickname "the Specter" as a moniker. She eventually joined The Silver Angels as a spy for Anthos.

In an attack on the Crimsons by Raoul Anastaise, she helped Anthos escape, though Vaughn managed to escape with them. After this, she started competing at the Ghost's Corner, going by the moniker "Sokhul", meaning "falcon" in Degarish.

## Powers & abilities

Sylvie is an Eledor and has the ability to teleport, and will teleport with any object or person that she is touching.

## Personality and traits

Sylvie is described as having freckled cheeks and young face, with shorter, light brown hair. She has a discolored eye that is completely black with an orange iris.

## Relationships

### Mirielle Rayer

"*Will you... be my Queen, Princess?*"
— Sylvie to Miri, *As the World Crumbles*

To be added.

### Alaire Temple

"*...*"
— Sylvie and Alaire, *As the World Crumbles*

To be added.

## Appearances

* *As the World Crumbles*
* *As the Light Shatters*

## Quotes

* "Being a monster is the only way I can help, the only way I can make people afraid of hurting others."
* "If this was for me, he’d still be alive. Every day I would refuse to kill him, and every day he’d wake up wishing it was his last, begging for mercy. But he had never shown me mercy--and he didn’t deserve any. The only thought that gives me peace is that he can’t hurt anyone else if he’s dead."
* "Emily died the minute [Vaughn] walked into my life."
* "I hoped to never let you in, never let you care. Because if I did, then I would care, too."
* "The last time I used my real name was the last time I had hope for myself."
* "Do you actually know who I am, or are you lying to yourself as much as I lie to you?"
* "Every person sees the world differently, almost like having their own world in their head. Every time someone dies, I feel that an entire world dies with them."

## Trivia

* She is written to be asexual. While she does not desire sex because of her touch aversion, she mentions not feeling attraction regardless.
* Her right eye has a black sclera and an orange iris due to unknown events.
	+ She doesn't usually hide her eye, as it makes her more intimidating.
* Her chosen last name (Rousseau) means 'little redhead', and due to the fact that she doesn't have red hair it potentially alludes to Rousseau not being her real name.