Alice Giles

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**Alice Giles,** née Edmunds, was a devoted supernatural researcher and intrepid adventuress. Though she longed to be a Watcher and work within the Council, her ambitions were limited by her parents' anxieties and her eventual commitment to her husband.

## Alice Giles

### Family

Charity Edmunds (mother)Hubert Edmunds (father)
Duncan Edmunds (brother)
Thomas Giles (husband)
Rupert Giles (son)
Jenny Cervenak (daughter-in-law)
Arthur Cervenak (grandson)
Ellie Cervenak (granddaughter)

### Affiliation

Edmunds family Giles family
Watchers' Council

## Biography

Alice was born in England in 1927, the second and youngest child of Charity and Hubert Edmunds. Her older brother, Duncan, was in training to be a Watcher throughout most of her childhood, and died in a field mission gone wrong at the age of sixteen. His death shook the close-knit Edmunds family, leading to Alice's parents flat-out refusing to allow her to work for the Council in any capacity.

Alice, rebellious and resentful, greatly desired to explore and understand the supernatural world, and made no secret of this fact. As she entered her teens, this caused a great degree of friction between her and her parents, especially her mother, who had decided to try and matchmake her with eligible Watchers in an effort to involve her in Council politics. Thomas Giles recognized Alice's frustration and offered to enter into a feigned engagement with her, allowing her to accompany him on his research missions under the guise of spending time with her fiancé. Through this time together, they developed an authentic connection, falling in love and deciding to really get married.

In lieu of a honeymoon, Thomas revealed to Alice that he had taken a position within the Council as an overseas researcher, with Alice as his secretary (as the Council did not allow female researchers at the time). Thomas and Alice spent eight years traveling the globe together. When their son Rupert was born in 1954, the family traveled for about four more years before returning to England for the sake of Rupert's education.

Alice adored and doted upon her son, and spent as much time as possible with him. She was relatively aware that Rupert and Thomas didn't have the same connection as she and Rupert did, but assumed that their relationship would develop with time, and that it would perhaps be easier once Rupert was older and he and Thomas could converse as adults. When Edna Giles expressed her concern regarding Thomas taking on a Potential Slayer (which in turn meant a shift towards more dangerous, hands-on responsibilities within the Council), Alice assured her that the family was willing to take risks if it meant supporting Thomas and his dreams.

## What Happened To Alice

Alice was caught in the crossfire of a curse placed upon Thomas, meant to destroy the life of the person he loved most in the world. Thomas informed her about the curse before it took effect, but he refused to accept it as fact, leaving Alice alone on the last day of her life to look after their son. Though the curse was intended to create a quick death that would not leave any trace of a ghost, the combination of her foreknowledge of the curse and the incredible trauma of the last day of her life led to Alice's death being particularly brutal and bloody, ripping her body to shreds and creating a death horrific enough to leave an echo of her trauma in the Giles manor. This echo would later be utilized by Willow Rosenberg to repair Alice's soul.

Alice haunted the manor for nearly fifty years before recognizing a kindred spirit in Jenny Cervenak, who was visiting the manor with Giles. Confused and fragmented, the remnants of Alice believed Jenny's soul to be the missing piece it needed, and a link was established that allowed Alice to possess Jenny. Through Willow's Spell of Mending, Alice was removed from Jenny's body and restored as a complete spirit.