The White-Haired Girl

The White-Haired Girl is a young girl with white hair, red eyes and unnaturally pale skin who appears at different times in the tragedies shown by The Maid. She always seems pure of heart and feeling. She must be between fourteen and sixteen years old, and her place of birth is unknown.

## Story

### The First Door

The White-Haired Girl of 1603 appears in Mell and Nellie's time. She is hired as a servant in Rhodes Manor; Mell catches a glimpse of the girl in conversation with The Maid, in dirty clothes, before she becomes the maid of the lady of the house the next day. Mell gradually falls in love with her, but she seems to want to keep her distance from the young man.

In reality, The White-Haired Girl of that time seeks revenge against the master of the Rhodes family, that is, Mell and Nellie's father. Indeed, her father, who was a painter in the manor, was driven out by the master of the manor, which forced him to live, with his daughter, in total poverty. But, hardly ever being at the manor, The White-Haired Girl then seeks to commit her revenge by killing Mell instead. However, as one night she comes into her room and begins to strangle her, Mell asks her why her hands are shaking. Unable to continue in the face of the young man's kindness, The White-Haired Girl tries to walk away by asking Mell to forget everything; however, instead, he manages to get her to tell his story, and become even closer with her. Soon, they fall in love with each other.

However, Nellie, who has discovered the identity of The White-Haired Girl, puts an end to this happiness and attacks her, cutting her hair. The White-Haired Girl then runs away from the Manor; Mell later joins her, but, mistaking her for a beggar, pushes her away violently. Realizing his mistake, he runs after her, but she asks him to forget her and disappears in the night, leaving Mell alone in the rain, desperate.

### The Second Door

The White-Haired Girl of 1707 is a young woman who, after having traveled a lot and been attacked by brigands, comes to seek hospitality in a manor. The manor is inhabited by a beast that deceives men and offers them meals, only to torture and slaughter them; however, the White-Haired Girl shows no fear when the creature comes to kill her, and, on the contrary, remains completely calm. Disrupting the beast's habits, the White-Haired Girl manages to pacify him and stays with him. She treats him like a man, saying that the only thing that really differentiates them is their sex.

It is later revealed that the beast, nicknamed Bestia, is in fact a man, named Yukimasa, who really thought of himself as a beast. But, when The White-Haired Girl falls ill, he decides to go to town for help, having become attached to her; unfortunately for him, the villagers who wanted to take revenge on Bestia chose this moment to come to the manor, and killed The White-Haired Girl.

### The Third Door

The White-Haired Girl of 1869 is the wife of an ambitious businessman, Jacopo Bearzatti. She loves her husband, but, unlike the first months of their love, is now neglected and even mistreated by him. She is, on top of that, mistreated by most of the maids in her house, who constantly make fun of her; yet, The White-Haired Girl does not complain about this and lets the others bully her. Increasingly unhappy, she finds comfort in the company of the maid Maria, who is her best friend in the manor.

After an incident that makes Jacopo believe that The White-Haired Girl has a lover, he locks her in a room, alone, Maria being the only one who can see her. The White-Haired Girl then tries to write letters proving her love and fidelity to her husband, but these letters are modified by Maria, who seeks revenge on Jacopo; Jacopo can then only think that his wife has several lovers, and never answers her. The White-Haired Girl becomes more and more insane; and, when Jacopo finally understands Maria's machinations, it is too late, and The White-Haired Girl has fled from the house, leaving a letter showing both her love for him and her descent into madness. Although Jacopo never stops looking for her, he never finds her.

### The Fourth Door

The White-Haired Girl of 1099 is said to be called Giselle, and seeks sanctuary in the manor inhabited by Michel. The two fall in love with each other, but Michel is cursed and cannot touch anything without causing him to lose his life. However, when men attack the manor, Michel is killed. Back in the world where The Maid tells the story, she explains to You that You are in fact The White-Haired Girl, who has been waiting for the return of the man she loved for years.

This story, told in 1099, is actually false. The White-Haired Girl, at that time, did not meet Michel, and Giselle is in fact someone else.

### The Finale

The White-Haired Girl is in fact a part of Morgana's soul, which was to embody ideals such as sacrifice and goodness. She was created by Morgana when, locked in the observation tower, the girl gradually fell into madness and created a person to talk to, like a kind of double personality: this person was The White-Haired Girl, who, after Morgana's death, incarnated in this world.

When the whole truth is revealed, The White-Haired Girl asks Michael to kill her, in order to restore Morgana's soul to its original state, and that no more tragedies take place. She explains that her appearance and her name - in reality Michelle - come from her admiration for Michael, whom she saw die and be crucified during the Middle Ages; for her, he embodied all the qualities of goodness and sacrifice that she had been created to represent. When she was created, she based her appearance and name on Michael.

He refuses to kill her, but upon hearing her explanations, he finally has no choice but to take the sword Michelle hands him and kill her, making her disappear forever. The White-Haired Girl's last wish is that Michel remembers her existence.