Margaret Healy

**Margaret Healy** is a character in the InCryptid Series by Seanan McGuire. She is a member of the Healy family whose ancestors remained with the Covenant of St. George.

## About

### Appearance

Chestnut-red hair similar to that of Antimony Price, often pulled into a ponytail. Healy cheekbones. Clear hazel eyes.

### Personality

Margaret resents and hates the Healy-Price Family for leaving the Covenant, not only as traitors but for making her be regarded with suspicion as well.

### Abilities

Margaret carries into the field over a dozen knives, two pistols, a mousegun, a garrote, a blowgun, a variety of poisoned darts, brass knuckles, and a lead-filled sap.

### Professional Life

Margaret has been looked upon with suspicion her entire life, with members of the Covenant just waiting for her to turn traitor like her great-grandparents Enid and Alexander. She is sent to Manhattan as a test of her loyalty and comes back not realizing she had found and captured Verity Price. She is given another chance accompanying Annie, and once again fails spectacularly.

## Biography

### Early Life

As a descendent of a family of traitors she was raised under a cloud of suspicion for her entire life, it affected her.

### Midnight Blue-Light Special

Margaret was one of the Covenant strike team members sent to New York to conduct a purge. She and her team apparently had enough foresight to bring anti-telepathy charms, and even succeeded in kidnapping Verity Price. They were defeated by Dominic DeLuca, Verity, and Sarah Zellaby, the last of whom modified their memories at great personal risk to her own mind. Satisfied that Verity had been a fake Price and Dominic had been killed, she and her team returned to England.

### Magic for Nothing

When "Timpani Brown" came to the Covenant, Margaret was one of the members responsible for her training, and later served as her handler together with Robert Bullard when Timpani was sent to investigate the Spenser and Smith Family Carnival. Suspicious that Timpani may be starting to defect from the Covenant's mission, Margaret, Robert, and several other operatives, including Leonard Cunningham, arrived, planning to blow up the carnival and kill all the cryptids there. Margaret faced off against Antimony and an injured Sam Taylor, but was neutralized by Leonard, who injected her with a sedative and allowed Antimony to escape.

### Backpacking Through Bedlam

Margaret is a member of the Covenant strike team currently stationed in Manhattan. She is overseeing two junior researchers who were sent to study the dragon they are hoping to capture. The team captures several young dragon children and their caretaker Cara en route to the cryptid safehouse in the Meatpacking District.

Alice, Thomas, and several allies go to the East Village where Margaret's team seems to be stationed. While they are visiting the Strand Bookstore, Margaret runs into Alice in the bathroom and mistakes her for Verity. Margaret knocks her out and takes her back to her team's headquarters.

When Alice wakes up from the sedative, Margaret taunts her before leaving her alone in the room. Alice escapes her bindings, and her allies come to rescue her and the captive dragons. Sarah remains behind to deal with the Margaret and the researchers. There is screaming.

## Trivia

* Margaret (and likely the Covenant) consider the statute of limitations for being blamed for your ancestors' actions as seven generations past.

## Quotes

**Midnight Blue-Light Special**

* **Verity, to Margaret**: "You need a hug. Or maybe therapy. Or maybe--I know--you need to be kicked in the throat. How about you unchain me, and I'll hug you before I kick you in the throat?" (Ch. 21)

## References

1. ↑ Midnight Blue-Light Special Ch. 12
2. ↑ Discount Armageddon Ch. 14
3. ↑ Midnight Blue-Light Special Ch. 21