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Downton Abbey Character List

This is an updated list through Series 6. The original list is here, although I’ve also been updating own list in a Word Doc since 2013, which is what this is based on. Below are the characters listed in alphabetical order by last name (for the most part). Characters not ever appearing on screen are in italics. For real people mentioned, I’ve only included them if the Crawelys et al. knew them personally (references to real historical figures will be included in a separate list). While I’ve included some family members without names who are mentioned, I have left out minor characters with no names and also animals (if you need that info or have any questions on that, message me). This does include information that is only included in the S1-3 script books.

I hope that the Keep Reading works on mobile, because this list is very long!

A Acland, Lady Anne (S6E6) Acland, Lord  (d.; Anne's husband who died in WWI) Adams, Mr (formerly of the schoolhouse)

Aldridge, Ephraim Atticus [goes by middle name] Aldridge, Lady Rose (née MacClare)  Aldridge, Victoria Rachel Cora (b. 1925; we see photos of her) [Aldridge] Daniel, Lord Sinderby [Aldridge] Rachel, Lady Sinderby Other family members mentioned: Lady Sinderby’s cousin Sir John Gluck (at the S5E8 party but not on-screen), The Melfords (Lady Sinderby's cousins, including one named Anne) For Rose’s relations see  the MacClares

[Allsopp] Lord William "Billy", Baron of Aysgarth Allsopp, Lady (d.) Allsopp, The Honourable Madeleine Other family members who appeared on screen: older sister to Lord Aysgarth (S4CS)

Ambrose, Benjamin Baruch (real life bandleader at the Embassy, S4CS) Ames, Captain [no last name given] Alice (S3 maid; no lines) Ansty, Joseph Gerald, the Honourable (winner of Ripon by-election of 1913, probably not a real person based on Fellowes' note in the script book)

Anstruther, Dowager Lady (née Mountevans) Anstruther, Lord, "Jock" (d.)

Astor, John Jacob "JJ" (d. 1912 on the Titanic) Astor, Madeleine (on the Titanic, survived in real life)

[no last name given] Audrey (Edith's S6 secretary) Avebury, Mr (person who helped the second earl, would be d.) Avignon, Arsène (real life chef at Ritz in London) Axford, Sir Patrick (racer, S6E7, blows gaskets)

B Bakewell, Mr Bakewell, Mrs Bailey-George, Lady Elizabeth (S4CS) Margham, the Duchess of (I am assuming this is Elizabeth's mother, she is presenting her) Barrow, Mr Thomas (Acting Sergeant in S2) Other family members mentioned: Father, sister, cousin

Barnard (Downton Abbey gameskeeper, S2CS. Mary references him, and while I'm not sure someone was assigned to play him, he'd be in some of the shooting scenes) Barnes (tenant, S4E1) Bartlett, Mrs Audrey Bassett (gardener at Downton Abbey, S2E1)

Bates, Mrs Anna May (née Smith) Bates, Mr John Bates, [Anna and John's newborn son] (b. 31 Dec 1925) Bates, Mrs (mother of John, d. 1916) Bates, Mrs Vera (d. 1918) Other family members mentioned: Anna’s father (d.), Anna’s mother, Anna’s step-father, Anna’s sister (possibly d.); John’s Scottish grandmother who was a Keith (d.), John’s Irish relatives; Vera’s cousin Mr Harlip.

Baxter, Miss Phyllis Beaumont, Lady (S5E5 cocktail party guest) Beet, Mr Alfred (Carson's old butler when he entered service; only mentioned in Rules for Household Staff book)

Bellasis, Tom (d. 1916) Bellasis, Lady Benton, Mrs Benton, Mr [no last name given] Beth (maid at Crawley House; never seen) [no last name given] Betty (maid at Dower House in S4; appears on screen in S6CS)

Bevan, Rita (S6E1, her fake name is "Ellen Gouse") [no last name given] Billy [also credited as "Race Stopwatch Man" in S6E7] [no last name given] Billy [mentioned by Mrs Hughes in S6E7, a hallboy maybe?] Bird, May (”Mrs” as she’s a cook) Family members mentioned: sister Blake, Mr Charles Blake, Sir Severus (Charles' father's cousin)

Bow, Mrs (lived in a cottage on the estate, the Bateses more than likely live in that same cottage now) Bramley (servant who wants to move the feeding pens and needed a decision, mentioned along with Cripps in scene seven in S1E3) Braithwaite, Miss Edna

Brocket, Mr (gardener at Downton Abbey, S1E4. Also mentioned in cut lines in S2E4) [S6E3 has a "Mr Brock" who cuts the flowers for the wedding. I assume that this is the same character]

Brand, Sergeant (works with Inspector Stanford) The Bransons of Cork (not related to Tom)

Branson, Kieran Branson, Lady Sybil Cora (née Crawley) (d. 1920) Branson, Miss Sybil "Sybbie" (b. 1920) Branson, Mr Tom Other family members also mentioned: Tom’s mother, Tom’s cousin in Boston, Tom's grandfather, other cousins (Bill [d. 1916], Nula, daughter of Nula)

Brennan, Mrs (Brancaster cook) Bricker, Simon Bromidge, Mr Bromidge, Mrs (mother of Mr. Bromidge)

Brook, Mr (The Bateses' tenant of their London house until S5E7) Brooks (Carlisle's valet) The Broughams  (friends of Violet's who vacation in Cannes) Bryant, Major Charles Bryant, Mrs Daphne Bryant, Mr Horace Bullock, Sir John [Bunting] Imogen (Sybil's friend; in the final version Sybil doesn't say her last name, but it's in the S2 script book) Bunting, Miss Sarah

Burns, Ivy (d. 1912) Burns, Joe Burns, Peter Burns, Mr (Rosamund's chauffeur in S4E1, no relation to the others) Burton, Major General B. (real commander of Division at Richmond, S1E7) Bute, (”Mrs” as she’s a housekeeper) (Grantham House housekeeper, S4CS. No longer employed by S5E8)

C Callender-Becketts (where Sir Anthony was going when he stopped by to invite Edith to the concert in York) Carlisle, Sir Richard Carlisle, Mr Mark Other family members also mentioned: Sir Richard’s mother (d.)

Carson, Mr Charles Ernest ("Charlie") [middle name from prop] Carson, Mrs Elsie May (née Hughes) (”Mrs” Hughes as housekeeper) [middle name from prop] Other family members also mentioned: Charles' dad (d.)  and grandad (d.); Elsie’s sister Becky Carter (partner in law firm Matthew works at in Ripon) Cartwright, Colonel (who had a place for Thomas as a medic in the Great War, S1E7) Cavendish, "Taxi" [While a real family from the time, Fellowes notes in the script book that this person's first name comes from a friend of his father]

Chamberlain, Neville (Minister of Health in 1925, later Prime Minister) Chamberlain, Anne de Vere Cole (real person, Neville's wife. Fictitiously, she is Robert's father's goddaughter) Anne de Vere Cole's father (who served with Robert's father in the Crimea War) Horace de Vere Cole (Anne de Vere Cole's brother)

Charkham, Mr (Reggie Swire's lawyer) Chetworth, Mrs (Sir Anthony's sister) Chirk, Mr (lives in a cottage on the estate, more than likely the Bateses’ neighbor) The Churchills Clark, Daniel Clark, Diana

Clarkson, Dr. Richard Cobb, Mrs (former tenant of the Carsons' cottage) Coates, Sir John (another doctor who examined Matthew after his war injury) Collins, Miss (Violet's S5 lady's maid, until S5E5) The Colthursts (guests invited to Robert's party) Colthurst, Kitty (friend of Rose's in S5E1, probably related to the above)

Coombs (This might be Edith's editor in S5E6 who appears on-screen for five seconds) Connaught, Duchess (Lady Reresby was her lady in waiting) (d.) Corville, Oliver Coulter (tenant farmer on the estate) Cox, Mr (former spice shop owner in Thirsk) Courtney, Lieutenant Edward (d. 1917) Courtney, Jack Coyle, Peter Craig Crane, (”Mrs” as she’s a housekeeper) (Duneagle housekeeper)

[Crawley] Cora, Countess of Grantham (née Levinson) Crawley, Lady Edith [see the Pelhams]  Crawley, George (b. 1921) Crawley, Mrs Isobel (née Turnbull) [see the Greys] Crawley, Mr James (d. 1912) Crawley, Lady Mary Josephine [see the Talbots] Crawley, Mr Matthew Reginald (Captain; Esq.) (d. 1921) [what is her official last name??] Marigold (b. 1923; see the Pelhams) Crawley, Mr Patrick (d. 1912) Crawley, Dr Reginald (d.) [Crawley] Robert, Earl of Grantham (Lord Lieutenant, Colonel) [Crawley] Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham Other family members also mentioned: Robert's father/Violet's husband (d.), Robert's grandmother/Violet's mother-in-law (d.), the 2nd Earl and his mother (d.), Violet's mother (d.), Cousin Freddie, Anne Gordon (Robert's great aunt), Roberta who loaded the guns at Lucknow, Mrs Vanneck (cousin of Violet), James's mother (whom of which Violet hated), Matthew's great-great-grandfather (who was the son of the 3rd earl), the 3rd earl built the abbey (d.), the 4th earl put together the library and also collected "horses and women" (d.), an aunt that was good at macramé For Cora’s relations see “Levinson”

Cripps (an employee of the estate mentioned twice in S1) Crowborough, Duke of, Philip Crump, "Old" (smithy in the next village who was working at the old Skelton Estate all week in S1E5) Cruikshank, Henry [father of Amelia] Cruikshank, Mrs [mother of Amelia] Cunard, Lady [And Lady Cunard's daughter] Curley, Mrs (owns a dress shop in Ripon) Curran (Mentioned by Murray S3E1, possibly one of his partners)

D Darnley, Sir John Other family members mentioned: Marian, Tom, Sir John's father (d.)

Daunt, Mr (Sinderby's valet) Davis (Matthew's soldier-servant, possibly d.) Davis, Bella (Rose's friend, helps with Russians; is only mentioned in final version of S5, but appeared on-screen in PBS version of S5E5) Dawes, Mr (Headmaster of the school S5-6) Delderfields (the people Cora met along with Evelyn Napier at the Doncaster Races; in a cut scene, they were Tom's former employers, and his father was a tenant there. This was cut I suppose because Tom's family still lives in Ireland instead) Denker, Miss Gladys Dent The Derbys (cut S3E4 lines, pg. 204. Must have been real and just had a baby in 1920) Dominic, Father (priest that baptizes Sybbie)

Dorrit, Mrs "Mrs. Flecter" (guest at Mrs Patmore’s B&B) Dorrit, Mr Drake, John Drake, Mrs Drax, Miss (one of the young girls who is Mary's bridesmaids, name is in cut line S3E1) Drewe, Mr Timothy "Tim" Drewe, Mrs Margie Drewe, Peter Drewe, Billy Other family members who appeared on screen: daughter of Margie and Tim Other family members mentioned: Tim’s father (d. 1922)

Drumgoole, Lord and Lady (Laura Dunsany), and their sons (do not seem to be real) Dudley Ward, Mrs Freda (real person) Duff-Gordon, Lady Lucy Christiana (dress designer of "Lucille"; a survivor of the Titanic) Dufferin, Lady Maureen (socialite, friend of the Crawleys) Durrant, Mr Dupper, Mrs (S2E8 cut lines) Dupper, Mrs Jill (S6E6 dinner guest of Evelyn's; my guess is a reused last name that didn't make it in before) Dupper, Mr (Husband of S6E6's Mrs Dupper; d. in WWI)  Dyer, General Reginald

E Edmunds, Miss Laura [no last name given] Ellen (maid at Crawley House) Elcot, Mrs. Elcot, Bob (d.) Elcot, Robbie Ellis, Lord (estate owner in Easingwold in S4) [no last name given] Ena (S5 scullery maid) [no last name given] Elsie (maid at the Stiles') Eltham, Lady (I believe this is a reference to the real Dorothy Isabel Westenra Hastings) Evans, Mr Walter (winner of an award at the flower show) Evans, Mr (man who makes headstones and plaques in S5)

F Fairclough (tenant, S4E2) Fairclough, Mr (on the hunt with Mary, S6E1. Unsure if this is a name reusual or the same character) Field, Mrs (Isobel's cook in S4E1) Finch, Mr (organizer of Fat Stock Show, S6E2) Fitzalan-Howard, Gwendolen, Duchess of Norfolk (real person and friend of Violet's; confirmed in S3 script book to be based on the real person) Frobisher (Mentioned by Murray S3E1, possibly one of his partners) Foyle, Anthony "Tony", Viscount of Gillingham Other family members mentioned: Johnny (Tony’s father), grandmama Fry, Roger (real life painter)

G Gannnon, Mrs (cut S3E1 lines, housekeeper at Easton Grange) Gaunt, Mrs (telephone operator) [no last name given] George (Grantham Arms bartender in S3CS) George, Marsha (friend of Rose's S5E5) George V, King Goldman, Dr T. Gordon, Major Peter ("Patrick") Gordon, Dr (a friend of Isobel's in Manchester, S1E2) [no relation] Graham, Adela (Peter Hexham's cousin and fiancee) Gregory, Lady Isabella Augusta (real life Irish revolutionary) Graves, David (Credited as "Ripon Wedding Registrar", but his name is visible on the sign) Green, Mr Alex (d. 1922)

Gregson, Mr Michael (d. 1922) Gregson, Lizzie [no last name given] Gertie [S6 maid] [Grey] Richard "Dicky", Lord Merton [the CC has a 'y' for most episodes but S5E8-CS is 'ie'] [Grey] Ada, Lady Merton [Grey] Isobel, Lady Merton (née Crawley, Mrs. Isobel (née Turnbull)) Grey, Larry Grey, Amelia Mary (née Cruikshank) Grey, Tim Grigg, Mr Charles "Charlie"

H Harding, Mrs Gwen, (née Dawson)  Harding, Mr John Other family members mentioned: Gwen and John's children; Gwen’s parents

Harvell (a partner in the firm Matthew works at in Ripon) Haig, General Douglas (real person who later becomes a field marshal) Harriaby, Lord (S4CS first party guest) Harrowby, Lord (guest at first party in S4CS, friend of Madeline's father) Hays, Charles Melville (president of the Grand Trunk Railway that Robert invested in; he was real and d. on the Titanic) Henderson, Mrs.

Henderson, Mr Philip Henderson, Mrs (S6E1; this actress also appeared as an extra in S4CS; I don't believe that is this is earlier Mrs. Henderson) Other family members mentioned: Philip’s uncle

Hepworth, Lord "Jinks" Other family members mentioned: the late father of the current lord (d.) Hewitt, Major Hexham, Lord, Peter (d. 1925) Hexham, Lord ("Old Lord Hexham") (d.)

Holmes, Major The Howards Howard, Lord (of Glossop) (S5E5 cocktail party guest; I assume related) Other family members mentioned: the late father of the current lord (d.)

I Ingleby, Lady (S5E5 cocktail party guest) Ingraham, Lady

J Jackson, Mr (probably the groundskeeper, S5CS) Jackson (Merton's chauffeur, S6CS) Jarvis, Mr Jefferson, Mrs (S4E3 party guest) Jellicoe, Admiral John, 1st Earl Jellicoe (real person in the Royal Navy, Blake and Tony served under him) Jenkins, A. (person who wrote to Gwen about the job in S1E5) Jervas, Lady (she offered Sir Anthony and Edith a bit to eat after the hungry hundreds concert in York) [no last name given] Jimmy (S1 postboy) [no last name given] John, Sir (S3E2 party guest) [no last name given] John (S3 hallboy)

K Kelder, Fraulein Kent (soldier in Matthew's unit, d.) [no relation to Jimmy's family that we know of] Kent, James "Jimmy" Other family members mentioned:  mother (d.), father (d.) Kerr, Ralph (officer in the Royal Navy; Mabel mentions a man by this name as a friend) Kuragin, Prince Igor Kuragin, Princess Irina

L Lane Fox, Lord Osweston (d.) Lane Fox, The Honourable Mabel (assuming that she did marry Tony as planned, Mabel would become Viscountess Gillingham) The Lanes (S2E8 cut lines; I am assuming Fellowes reused these names for S4) The Lane-Fox twins (S3E1 cut lines; the real life Lane-Foxes are Fellowes' neighbors. I think he reused their name for Mabel because the mention[s] got cut and still wanted a shout out to them. These would be two of the bridemaids in Mary and Matthew's wedding. There are two others, and one had a cut line in the rehearsal)

Lang, Cosmo Gordon, Archbishop of York (that's his name historically, Violet calls him "Dr Lang" once) Lang, Mr. Henry [no relation] Lawson, Lady (she was mentioned in another episode outside of S5E5) Lawson, Sir Henry (S5E5 cocktail party guest) (the Lawsons are a local family apparently and get name dropped often)

Levinson, Mr Harold Levinson, Mr Isaiah (d. this could possibly be Isodore's original name, as it's from cut S1E2 dialogue. Or Isodore's father). Levinson, Mr Isodore (d.) Levinson, Mrs Martha Other family members mentioned: Cora's aunt

[no last name given] Lily (the only housemaid to be in all of the first five seasons, barring Anna who was promoted. She does not appear in S6) Lisbon, the Earl and Countess (guests at the dinner of Edith and Bertie's engagement dinner) [no last name given] Louise (guest at Rose's wedding reception) Lynch [no last name given] Lucy (works for Tufton) M MacClare, Lady Agatha [possibly a spinster or a widow] [MacClare] Hugh "Shrimpie", Marquis of Flintshire MacClare, The Honourable James [MacClare] Susan, Marquess of Flintshire Other family members mentioned: Annabel and her husband (Rose’s sister and brother-in-law; I believe her and her husband were cut from the S5E8, as they were cast for S5 per agency sites); Shrimpie’s sister Louisa, Countess of Newtonmore (Shrimpie's grandmother)

MacDonald, Vivian (male friend who is studying for the bar, S1E2)

Mead (Rosamund's butler) Other family members mentioned: sister

[no last name given] Madge (S3-5 housemaid who also dressed Edith and Rose in the later seasons; is noted in S6E1 to be leaving service) Maley (Violet's gardener S4) Mall, Mrs (Ivy's former employer, deleted S3E5 scene) Manville, Lady (S3E2 Party guest, S5E8 reception guest)

Margadale, Terence Margadale, Mrs (Terence's wife) Markievicz, Countess Constance Georgine (real life Irish revolutionary and politician) The Marlboroughs Marsh, Mr (tenant, seen from afar in S4E1) Martin, James Dillon (socialist candidate at the Ripon by-election in 1913, probably not a real person bases on Fellowes' note in the script book) Mary, Queen

Mason, Mr Albert [first name from Celebration book] Mason, Daisy (née Robinson) Mason, Mrs Mason, Private William Other family members mentioned: William's siblings who did not survive infancy

[no last name given] Mavis (no lines, Mrs. Bartlett's neighbor?) [no last name given] Mavis (S3E4 cut lines, another fallen woman) [no last name given] Maud (asked a questions at the hospital meeting in S6CS) McCree, Mr McKee, General McKidd, Ian "Dr Flecter" McNair, Lady Anne McVeigh, Mrs [no last name given] Meg [S3E5 cut lines, Crawley House maid] Melba, Dame Nellie (real life opera singer) [no last name given] Michael [S5-6: this is per one of the extras who plays a hallboy's Twitter, his name is never uttered in the show] Mexborough, Lord (whom the family has their meal with after the Malton show in S6E2) Minterne, Lord (attended James and Patrick's funeral) Moncriffe, Isabella (someone Sir John Bullock mentions in S4E3) Monk (Gregson's butler/servant/person)

Moorsum, Freddie Moorsum, Jane Other family members mentioned: Harry (Jane’s d. husband), Jane's mother [idk Jane's maiden name], Jane's four siblings

Morgan, Trevor Andrew (Liberal Candidate in Ripon By-Election 1913, not a real person) Molesley, Mr Joseph [his name was originally Alfred until S4 when confirmed as Joseph on-screen] Molesley, Mr William "Bill" Other family members mentioned: Joseph’s mother (d.) Molyneux, Edward (real life fashion designer; Cora has a fitting with him in S5E3) Moore, Mr (man at other house were Thomas interviews S6E2) Mountevans, Harry (sibling of Lady Anstruther and Lady Renton) Murray, Mr George 

N Napier, The Honourable Evelyn Napier, Viscount of Branksome (father of Evelyn) Other family members mentioned: Viscountess of Branksome (Evelyn’s mother) (d.) Neal, Alice (d.) Other family members mentioned: sister Nield, Mr The Northbrooks (family at who's conservatory Mary flirted with the Duke at) Nugent, Alfred Other family members mentioned: father (d. 1922), mother, sister See also the O’Briens

O O'Brien, Miss Sarah Other family members mentioned: sister (Alfred’s mother), and at least one brother (d.) See also the Nugents

The Olds (tenants, S4E2)

P Painswick, Mr. Marmaduke (d.) Painswick, Lady Rosamund Pamuk, Kemal (d. 1912) Parker, Andrew "Andy" Parks, Charles "Charlie" (probably goes by Charlie Bryant post S3?) Parks, Ethel

Patmore, Beryl (”Mrs” as she is a cook) Other family members who appear on screen: Lucy (Mrs Patmore's niece, her sister's daughter [which sister, we don’t know) Other family members mentioned: nephew Archie Philpots (d. 1916), sister Kate Philpots, another sister (d.), aunt (father’s sister) (d. 1924) and her husband (d.)

The Pascourts (friend of the Duchess of Yeovil) Pattinson, Mr (S4-5 Downton Abbey Librarian) [no last name given] Peter (S3-5 hallboy) Pegg, Mrs. (appeared in PBS' edit of UK episode of S4E4) Pegg, Greta (appeared in PBS' edit of UK episode of S4E4) Pegg, John

[Pelham, Mr] Bertie, the Marquess of Hexham [Pelham] Edith, Marchioness of Hexham (née Lady Edith Crawley) [middle name is 'Josephine' on a prop but that is also Mary's, which was actually uttered in S2] [Pelham?] Marigold [Edith probably changes her daughter’s name to "Pelham" when she marries Bertie] (b. 1923) Pelham, Mrs (mother of Bertie) Other family members mentioned: Bertie’s father (d.) See also the Hexhams

Portsmouth, Annabel (Mary's friend willing to cover for her with Tony) Potter, Mrs (Violet's S5-6 cook) Pratt

Primrose, Archibald, Earl of Rosebery (British socialite and Prime Minister Violet knew; d. 1895) Primrose, Hannah (née Rothschild), Countess of Rosebery (British socialite Violet knew; d. 1890) Pulbrook, Mr Clive ("Mr Pillbox" "Mr Pumpkin") (d. 1919)

R Rankin (soldier in Matthew's unit) (d.) Raven, Lady (S4E3 party guest) Radclyffe, Jane (S4CS) Derwentwater, the Countess of (I am assuming this is Jane's mother, she is presenting her in S4CS) Raycourt, Mr (Atticus' friend at his stag party) Raymond, Johnnie (someone Robert mentions in S5E1 as a general or colonel; I don't think he is real) Reed, Miss Renton, Lady (née Mountevans) (sister of Lady Anstruther) Reresby, Sir Michael (Dryden Park owner where Thomas looks for work - S6E3) Other family members mentioned: his wife Lady Reresby, two sons who d. in WWI Roberts, Mr (perfume seller in York) Robertson, General (I don't believe he's real) Rogers, Charlie (d. 1925) Rose, Mrs (nursed Sybbie) Ross, Jack Other family members mentioned: mother Rostov, Count Nicolai Rothes, Lucy (on the Titanic, survived in real life) The Russells (owners of Haxby when Carlisle wants to by it) Russell, Billy (d.) Ryder, Dr

S Salter, Mr (owner of the pub Bates went to in S4E8; mentioned in S5CS) Sampson, Terence Savident, Lord (whose valet Thomas wrote to about Pamuk and Mary which is what starts the rumors S1E5) The Scrupts  [CC says Scroops] Semphill Girls (one of whom Evelyn Napier was engaged to in S1) Shackleton, Lady Prudence Shackleton, Lord  Hubert (Prudence's husband) (d.) Shackleton, Lord Philip (Prudence's son) Shackleton [Philip's wife] See also the Talbots Sheffield, Billy Other family members mentioned: son The Schroders [Swiss family who adopted Edith's daughter at first] Shore, Miss Marigold Shortt, Edward (real life Home Secretary from 1919-1922) Shute, Basil Skinner, Mr (Edith's editor in S6) Skelton, Billy (Appears to be neighbor of the Crawleys, at Skelton Park) Simmons, Miss (Violet's lady’s maid who left her to get married) Simpson (tenant farmer? Mentioned S3E8) Slade, Mr Ethan Smiley, Captain

Smithers (Violet's S3E1 lady's maid) Smithers (Tenant at Oakfield farm in S5E1) The Southesks (attends of Sybil's funeral; could technically be the people leaving the house in the beginning of S3E6; named after Fellowes' friends) Spenlow, Agatha (Cora's friend in Malton)

Spratt, Mr Septimus ("Cassandra Jones") Other family members mentioned: niece of Spratt, niece’s husband; (Spratt's brother or brother-in-law is d.), nephew See also the Sterns

Stark (Chauffeur S3CS-S5CS) Stanford, Inspector Stapley, Mr (a veterinarian it seems) Stapley, Mrs   Stephen (A Downton groom in S5E6) Stephens, Sergeant Stern, Mrs (Sister of Spratt) Stern, Wally (nephew of Spratt) Stewart, Mrs (family friend) Stiles, Sir Mark Stiles, Lady Stowell, Mr Strachey, Lytton [mentioned in S6E1 as having attended one of Gregson's parties] Strallan, Sir Anthony Phillip Strallan, Lady Maud (d. 1911) Strutt, General Sir Herbert Stuart, Ivy Stuart, Mrs (family friend who lives in Malton, not related to Ivy) Suter, Eugene (real hair stylist) Swann, Madame (Sybil's seamstress) Sweden, King of (knew Violet's husband)

Swire, Mrs Anne (from the script book) (d.) Swire, Jonathan Swire, Lavinia Catherine (d. 1919) Swire, Mr. Reginald "Reggie" (was at Lavinia's funeral but had no lines; d. 1919) Other family members mentioned: Cousin Binny (S2E8 cut lines) Sykes, Sir Mark (S2E8 cut lines)

T Talbot, Henry Talbot, Lady Mary Josephine (née Crawley) [note that upon marrying Henry, she'd probably change her name to "Lady Mary Talbot" but she is never referred to as such in S6CS] Other family members mentioned: Henry’s mother/Lady Shackleton’s sister, Henry's uncle the bishop See also the Shackletons

Tapsell, Sir Phillip Taylor Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, Mr. (a tenant at the S4E1 luncheon, no relation) The Tenbys Thawley, Sam Thompson (soldier in Matthew's unit, possibly dead) Thompson (doctor that performs abortions - at least that's the name on the bell) Tonkins, Mrs (Sir Michael Reresby's housekeeper)

The Townsends Townsend, Miss (the young daughter who is one of Mary's bridesmaids, cut line S3E1)

Travis, Reverend Albert Trent (tenant mentioned in S4E1) Trewin, Mr (schoolteacher who Molesley takes over for) Trader (from S3E1 cut Dublin scene) The Tripps (family that live in a cottage on the estate, neighbors to the Bateses) Truro, Duchess of and her three daughters (doesn't seem to be real) Tucker (tenant farmer? Mentioned S3E8) Tufton, Jos

Turnbull, Dr Edward Turnbull, Sir John (d.) [this is Isobel’s brother and father per the S1 script book] Other family mentioned: Isobel’s cousin Turner, Mr.

V Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Lady Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry [always referred to as Lady Londonderry, real person] Vyner, Inspector (S5 inspector)

W Wakefield (soldier in Matthew's unit, possibly dead) Wales, Prince of (became Edward VIII, was David back then) Ward MP, John (real person) Warrick, Lady (also "The Warricks") Watson, Mr (valet before Bates; name from cut lines S1E1) Watson, Mrs  [no relation] Wavell, Mr (seen from a distance) Weaver [Lady A's chauffeur] West, Nanny

Wigan, Mrs (appears in S1 and S4 as "Postmaster's wife"; gained a name in S5) Wigan, Mr (credited in S1E1's one scene as "Postmaster")

Wilhelm, Kaiser (Sir Anthony met him) Willis, Sgt. (S5 & 6 policeman) Wilson, Lady Sarah (née Churchill) (real life female war correspondent) Wimborne, Lady Woolf, Virgina (real life author) Woolton, the Earl and Countess of (S5E5 cocktail party guest) Wren, Lady Wright, Corporal (soldier in Matthew's unit, probably d.) Wurkett, Ted (soldier who first comes to Crawley house, name is from the script book) Y Yardley, Mrs (the cook when Robert was a kid) Yeovil, Duchess of Yeovil, Duke of (d.)

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ENMY Ch. 48 - The Silbern Mafia

Chapter Synopsis: In order to build a brighter future for her Kingdom, Weiss must resort to more...unorthodox means.

Team RWBY is disbanded, and Yang must find herself new allies. For her, that might very well be yesterday’s enemies. Joining up with the likes of Emerald, Mercury, and Neo, the four will comprise Team Enemy.

Links to read the series: Ao3 or FF.net

Or hit the jump below

The Silbern Mafia

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Building a new empire

In the shadow of a dying one.

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Located in Downtown Atlas lay a humble night bar dubbed, “The Thirsty Dwarf”.

In all honesty, the establishment was nothing special from the others around it. An average selection of spirits. Regular patrons, who came after work. Though, the bartender was a “moody” sort of character, nothing stood out of the ordinary.

The same could not be said for the bar’s back entrance, however.

As two hooded individuals came to the door, they knocked twice on its steel reinforcement. In response, the eye slit on the door slid open.

“Password.”

“What day is it today?”

“It’s Saturday, man.”

“Oh. The password is Doc.”

The eye slit closed and the two were permitted access.

Though, it was called the back entrance, the whole bar served as the front gate for a winding, underground tunnel leading somewhere into the next district. It was a bit distorting to navigate, but a fair price to pay for the owners, who did not want their main headquarters to be deciphered.

The two eventually made it to a large abandoned theatre, where they joined their comrades. They took their seats, and one pulled out a newspaper to read before the meeting started.

“Can you believe this?” he commented on the front story. “Another of Atlas’s most rich and powerful gets his fingerprints taken. Properties and ownerships: ceased. Arrested for embezzlement and unlawful labor conditions. Hey, isn’t this the guy Allen’s crew was set up to knock over a few weeks ago?”

“Yeah,” the other answered. “Apparently, the boss told him, after stealing the dude’s antiques, to send the cops a copy of his private ledger.”

“Weird. Not to say those high and mighty bastards don’t have what’s coming to them, but it makes you wonder.”

“About what?”

“About how the boss knew he was corrupt, or had a ledger to prove it.”

“I dunno. I think you go high enough up the ladder, somebody’s gonna have some dirty little secret.”

“I guess,” the guy flipped though more pages of his paper. “But seriously, man. All the big corporations have been takin’ a hit since this crew came together. And, no surprise, the S.D.C.’s taken their share of bruisin’.”

“Now, that’s worth bein’ suspicious about.”

“What?”

“All the other companies? They go under. The S.D.C? They’re still above the level.”

“Well, they are the biggest company in Atlas. Hell! They are Atlas. No way they go down that easy.”

“Yeah, well let’s hope the boss is rarin’ to blow them down too.”

“Ey, the meeting’s about to start!”

Before the large theatre audience, three individuals made their way down the aisle to the stage. On the right, was a stylish girl wearing a black beret and a coffee colored sweater. On the left, was a rabbit Faunus, who was constantly tapping away on her scroll. And centered in between both, was a girl wearing a cool, blue dress. Over it, she wore an oversized, black and white trench coat draped over her shoulders. All three wearing a pair of heavily shaded sunglasses.

On the stage, the leader of the Silbern Mafia took her seat with her right and left hand women standing at position. She crossed her fingers thoughtfully, while her elbows rested on the chair’s patched armrests.

“Before going into tonight’s business, I’d like to take a moment to say good work to everyone. This group had very small beginnings, but now, it has grown with its many supporters and numbers. But with this growing number, comes fewer we can trust, and less who share the same ideals. I want to use this chance to remind you all we are not simply thugs swaggering about. We are gathered here because we want to see a change in Atlas for the better. Do I make myself clear, ladies and gentlemen?”

A few gave some hesitant nods, but none voiced any dissention.

“I know many of you are wondering when the time will come to target the S.D.C. While I appreciate your enthusiasm, I can only assure you that time is coming, and it is coming soon. But before we can act swiftly, we must act patiently. You are all very capable. I ask you to understand this.”

Some murmurs cascaded from the audience at that.

Coco bent down to whisper in Weiss’s ear.

“Sure, it’s alright to be so preachy? This is a mafia—not some hand-holdy, friendship club.”

“I am aware. But I believe my style of leadership will pay dividends in the long run.”

“Just sayin’, you’re laying it on a bit thick with all the ‘understand?”s and compliments, don’t you think?”

“Positive reinforcement mixed with a slightly firm hand has statistically proven to bring out optimum performance within a group dynamic.”

“Whatever you say, ‘boss’,” Coco sneered.

As the meeting progressed, Weiss let Velvet manage a lot of the affairs. A job the girl had grown quite apt to, leaving Weiss only to weigh-in on the more important decisions. In the talk of mostly logistical affairs, the mafia boss revisited how this little empire came to be.

It started with communication attempts with the lower-class citizens. Talks that led mostly nowhere because of who she was and the untrustworthiness her name brought. But in an odd stroke of inspiration, Weiss began to have more meetings anonymously. The change was immediate. Combined with Coco and Velvet’s efforts, they built a network of helping those who needed it, when they needed it. Others took notice and wanted to join the cause.

Suddenly, Weiss found her way of taking down the higher echelons of the Kingdom without them getting wise to her actions. It took time and a lot of cultivation, but her cloak and dagger became the Silbern Mafia. An organized crime syndicate that rostered members of all races, genders, and upbringings. There were even a few well-intending aristocrats who joined. Ironically or not, they never discerned Weiss’s true identity. They dealt with everything from robbery to blackmail and extortion. No one innocent was ever a victim. A part-gangster, part-revolutionary outfit.

“I just don’t think an alliance with the White Fang is feasible. We’ve been trying to contact their leadership, but we just keep getting roadblocked.”

“Then, we start slower,” Weiss entered the discussion. “They must want something. Let’s give it to them as a gesture of goodwill.”

“It won’t do any good, boss,” the member replied. “They say we’re just getting in the way of actually taking down the corporations. They want blood, not for CEOs to get arrested and do a few days of community service. Frankly, I feel a little the same. We all do.”

The audience was starting to rise in volume, voices speaking in agreement.

“That is not the way we do things. It cannot be. Why? Because bad blood will only beget more. This Kingdom was founded on bad blood, and before that, it was the Mantle Monarchy. If we are to create a new Kingdom, it cannot stand on the same foundations that have failed us so many times before.”

“…”

“I sympathize with your frustrations. As your ally and a fellow citizen of Atlas, I truly do. But how many times will we let the cycle of tragedy repeat itself throughout our lifetimes? For some of us, it has happened twice already! Will we be party to another? I ask you!”

Silence dissipated through the crowd. Weiss waited for the message to sink in a little more before continuing with business.

“So, what do the White Fang want?”

“The same thing we do actually…”

“Dust.”

Even at this, Weiss couldn’t help but groan.

Her private crime syndicate needed Dust, a lot of it. But she couldn’t take materials mined from the Schnee Dust Quarry, because the residue would easily be traced back to her. It was a growing pain in the organization’s side for a while now, and needed to be dealt with soon.

“We’ll think of something else,” Weiss waved it off for now. “In the meantime, continue your investigations and communication attempts with the leaders of the White Fang. I hope I don’t have to remind anyone that we are not enemies or competitors. Moving on.”

“We still haven’t found much regarding the movements of the Mantle Loyalist Party,” another member reported. “We’ve talked to their maids, their secretaries, their drivers—nothing. There was a whole mess of stuff until a year ago. But since then, nothing. Can’t even find a trace of what they were cooking up before.”

“I understand. Thank you for your efforts. It might be time to see if we can sit down and start talks with them directly.”

“Um! I know a few we could talk to!” one member raised her hand eagerly. “Actually, a few of us here are part of them. We’re a bit new, but I know for a fact that there’s interest in the organization!”

“We shall talk privately later, then,” Weiss nodded.

“And what about the attack on the S.D.C.?!” one of the Faunus members asked, a touch louder than what seemed natural. Weiss, Coco, and Velvet made note of it.

“As I’ve said before, a plan is in the works.”

“But we are burning it to the ground, aren’t we? Everyone part of the Schnee Dust Company is going down.”

“… Burning down a tree like this can set the whole forest on fire. We need to be careful about how we proceed.”

“Doesn’t sound like your heart’s in it.”

The whole hall went deathly silent. All eyes were glued to the gang’s leader.

With a calm tone, Weiss responded, “If you do not like my methods, you are free to leave whenever you choose. I only ask that you do not speak to anyone the matters discussed on these grounds.”

“Like how the Schnee Dust Company’s scion is running a gang to do her dirty work?!”

The Faunus jumped from her seat using her powerful hind legs. While in midair, she drew her arm back for a claw attack.

In reaction, Coco and Velvet were about to unleash their weapons, when a colossal armored knight was summoned before them.

The ghostly image caught the leaping Faunus, pinned her to the floor with one arm, and stabbed the sword close to her neck with the other.

“That will be enough of that,” Weiss said, as she took off her sunglasses and stood from her chair. “You are correct. I am Weiss Schnee, heiress to the Schnee Dust Company. I’ve used this gang to serve my ends. Those ends being the same as they’ve always been—for the building of a better Atlas.”

She scanned the theatre with a challenging glare.

“I hid my identity because I couldn’t accomplish what I needed to with it. To simply speak to you and work with you, I had to hide who I was. Whether you wouldn’t cooperate with me initially out of pride, or hate, or skepticism, I do not know and no longer care. My time with you these past months should have proved otherwise. And if not, I suppose the Silbern Mafia was going to dissolve eventually, in spite of all the good we’ve done.”

Weiss looked to the girl who was still pinned by her summon, and waved the ghostly knight away.

“I may have lied about my name, but my actions and intentions have never been short of sincere. Of course, I suppose I do owe all of you some answers. So, any questions you may have—"

Just then, Velvet received a call on her scroll and went to whisper in Weiss’s ear. Upon hearing whatever news was relayed, the mafia boss’s eyes went wide.

“Unfortunately, I will have to answer those questions another time. Um…! Meeting adjourned! See you all the day after—if I see you!”

The three powerwalked to their personal elevator entrance usable only to them. Once out on the streets, a car stopped in front, driven by the bartender of the Thirsty Dwarf. A prompt and balding middle-aged man.

“Cerberus Tower,” Weiss said shortly.

“Right away, Ms. Schnee.”

The butler, pretend bartender, floored the gas, and the luxury car went off with incredible speed.

“Well, that was something. A whole crime syndicate, destroyed in under a minute,” Coco commented.

“Potentially,” Weiss emphasized. “I expect some of them to remain. The ones we can truly trust, who are most loyal. If not, then it’s fine. The group served more than its invested purpose. I don’t know if I’m more surprised by how much I got done with them, or how long it took to finally figure out it was me. All I had were a pair of sunglasses.”

“Sometimes the right shades can make all the difference. So, this the end for the mafia princess?”

“A part of me hopes so. I’m not particularly fond of a life of crime.”

“Didn’t enjoy it? Not even a little bit?”

“… No. Although, I might miss some of the friends I made.”

“Those ‘friends’ might set an ambush at the next meeting.”

“It’s possible. If so, I still have you and Velvet to rely on.”

“Um… if you would forgive me for eavesdropping. Did something happen during this evening’s meeting?” Doc asked.

“Oh, yes. My true identity was revealed, one of my members attacked me, and I had to leave before answering any of their questions. Please have arrangements to have the bar closed and demolished just in case the Silbern Mafia must be dissolved.”

“That is a shame. I rather liked that bar.”

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The car pulled into Cerberus Tower’s facilities and their party took an elevator down to one of its lowest levels. After walking along a metallic hallway, they came to a door with two rigid guards standing watch.

“The intruder is in there?” Weiss asked them.

““Yes, ma’am””

“I see. Good work. You may leave.”

The guards exchanged looks nervously.

“Ma’am, the intruder is dangerous. For your safety—”

“I have my skills to rely on.” Weiss motioned to Velvet and Coco. “And these two, if need be.”

“But, Ms. Schnee.”

“Thank you for your work. Please, hold off on mentioning this intruder to anyone. I will inform Hades myself after my initial interrogation.”

After some more nervous staring, the guards consented to her orders and left. Once they were gone, Weiss took a deep breath before entering the door.

“Hm. I remember Ruby’s uncle looking much older and much more inebriated.”

“Who?” the female intruder asked.

“Nothing.”

Weiss pulled out one of the only two chairs in the interrogation room, and sat on it. Across the table from her, chained and handcuffed, was a young girl with spots freckling her face and shoulders. The two locked stares for a moment.

“I know you,” Weiss said after a time.

“Oh, really?”

“Ilia Amitola. We were in the same primary grades at Atlas Academy.”

“…I remember.”

“Do you remember beating the class half to death, and then fleeing Atlas the next day?”

“Every time I wake up and remember I don’t live in this stupid Kingdom anymore,” Ilia snickered.

“I’ve always wondered about that.”

“About what?”

“Why you attacked everyone but me.”

“…”

“I doubt it was due to any sort of mercy or fear. The mine collapse that your parents were in was partly owned by the S.D.C.”

“…… You were the only one that didn’t laugh. The only one that didn’t laugh at the death of my parents.”

“…I see.”

A few seconds of silence floated between them.

“Well, then,” Weiss started. “If you hate Atlas so much, why infiltrate back into the Kingdom?”

“Left some stuff when I bolted. Came to get it back.”

“That stuff being…” Weiss pulled up her scroll, and read, “The blueprints to our newest Dust Reactor, vehicle transports… medical research? Agriculture methods?”

“I was a science geek as a child.”

“Who also lived in the lower levels of Cerberus Tower.”

“The old place sure has changed,” Ilia answered sarcastically.

Weiss narrowed her eyes, not entertained by the girl’s jests.

“I recognize some of these designs you were trying to steal. I also remember putting partial designs into another person’s scroll, to be sent as a peace offering to a certain someone in Vacuo.”

“…”

“Of course, you have nothing to say about that,” Weiss sighed exasperatedly.

She tapped a few things on the touch pad and ejected a thumb-sized disk. The thing was slid across the table, right within Ilia’s reach.

“It wasn’t as if I was keeping any of this away. If Temujin wanted this information, all she had to do was ask.”

“…”

“In any case, we need to get the keys to your cuffs and you’ll be on your way.” Weiss stood to leave.

“What?”

“What?”

“You’re… letting me go?”

“Yes, and take that information with you.”

“This has to be a trick.”

“Why would it be a trick?”

“Because, I don’t get it. Why do this? What do you have to gain by giving away your Kingdom’s secrets?”

“You’re going to use that information to help others, correct? Especially the medical research and agriculture intel?”

“…Yeah.”

“Then, help your people. I will not stand by as this Kingdom ignores the plight of others for the sake of keeping a few secrets to itself. If that chip saves even one life, it was worth giving to you.”

“I don’t know what to say.”

“Emphasize to Temujin about asking me if she wants anything else. I’m expecting a different infiltrator for this facility, so I don’t want more of her people triggering Cerberus’s defenses.”

“Weiss,” Velvet called her attention, and showed Weiss something on her scroll. “I’ve asked some of our contacts what they know about her and this is what came up.”

Her eyes darted across the electronic surface before returning to Ilia.

“You smuggle Faunus out of Atlas, and into Vacuo.”

“…”

“Hm.” Weiss read into Ilia’s silence and drew her conclusion. “Velvet. Provide Ilia with Atlas’s patrol routes. Oh! And the address to the safehouse we have all the Faunus we found from the illegal operations.”

“Understood,” Velvet nodded.

“What?” Ilia gaped dumbfounded.

“My organiz—*Ahem*… people rescued a rather large number of Faunus throughout our operations. We’ve been having some trouble hiding them, while keeping them fed and healthy. I believe this presents a great opportunity for both of us.”

“You’re just giving me people to smuggle out. AND the routes for Atlas’s patrol units?!”

Velvet handed Weiss a thumb disk, which Weiss in turn, extended to Ilia.

“That’s right.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s the honorable, right thing to do.”

Ilia seemed dumbstruck into silence. She traded looks between the second chip in Weiss’s hand with the girl and her cohorts. Coco only shrugged, while Velvet smiled cheerfully.

“No way…” she could only mutter.

“Yes. Way.”

“I don’t know if Temujin will accept this.”

“What?!” It was Weiss’s turn to be shocked. “Why not?!”

“It would be different if I took it. But if it’s given freely, she might expect to do something in return.”

“But I expect nothing in return!”

“That’s what makes it weird. Even I feel like it’s wrong to accept something for nothing.”

“But you were stealing it!”

“Yeah, and now you’re just giving it to me. I don’t like things given to me for free. Favors are meant to be balanced. Important fact of life.”

“Of all the prideful—!”

“It’s just how it is. The old lady’s the same.”

“I don’t need any—”

“Weiss,” Velvet whispered.

“…Oh.” The heiress calmed under a realization. “There is actually something we need.”

“Dust.”

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On his way to the interrogation room, Hades saw Weiss who was leaving it.

“Lady Schnee?” his mask hissed.

“Ah. Hades,” she turned. “There is nothing to worry about the intruder. I have just finished resolving the matter. A minor misunderstanding, really.”

“Yes, well, if you would pardon, I would like to perform my own interrogation.”

As the man moved to pass, Weiss stepped in his way.

“I already said the matter is resolved. The intruder presents no threat and is actually a person under my protection. She is ambassador and acting representative of the will of Vacuo. I’d prefer not to show her more discourtesies than we already have.”

“Lady Schnee…”

“Lord Hades?”

The two had a staring contest for a second.

“We are allies in this venture, are we not?” Hades broke the silence. “We entered into a confidence.”

“Our goals coincide, yes.”

“Then could I ask you to disclose to me the issue of this intruder, among other matters?”

“Other matters?”

“Reasons as to the increased security of Cerberus Tower, or the recent arrests of high ranking, government officers, or the activities you choose to fill your time away from home at night.”

“We could always use more security, I wasn’t aware so many government workers were arrested, and what I do in the privacy of my night life is none of your business.”

“Lady Schnee, please…”

“…”

“…”

Weiss loosened her stance.

“…I’ve helped you on a number of occasions.”

“As have I, you.”

“I think our arrangement works well, but do you share absolutely everything with me? Do you not keep secrets of your own?”

“…I do.”

“Of course, because you are a smart man,” Weiss smiled cordially. “You have your methods and I have mine. We may not know everything the other is doing, but we still have the goal of building a better Atlas together—and a better life for Kori.”

“So, it seems.”

“We can only trust that whatever secrets the other holds, it stays true to our mutual goals.”

Hades breathed a mechanical sigh.

“Very well, Lady Schnee. I shall retire my doubts.”

“Thank you.”

“I can only hope someday, that I may be worthy of your full and complete trust.”

“You’ve already earned much of it, Hades. Anything I keep from you is irrelevant, or better you not knowing. Are you going to see Kori now?”

“I was contemplating so.”

“Tell her I said hi, and that I apologize I cannot visit today, despite being here,” she smiled sadly.

“I shall,” Hades bowed.

Weiss returned the gesture with a curtsy, and walked past the mechanical armored man. Following after her, was Coco, Velvet, and a newly freed Ilia.

Hades watched the party leave, and then made his way, not to where Kori was, but a secure communication terminal. In the private room, the man made a call.

The other end picked up after a few rings.

“Hades. What news do you bring me?” Salem’s voice lingered across.

“Our plans are proceeding as scheduled, Milady. The government and Atlas’s higher powers grow unstable with each passing day. In its opposite, the White Fang and other affiliations gain more momentum.”

“And the individual heading the Vale invasion force?”

“I have arranged it so they would elect an empty merited general to replace Ironwood. He is nothing but a bumbling buffoon, who earned his way through the ranks solely by name and connection.”

“Good. Vale is a complicated matter. The old one took many precautions to see to it I would find difficulty incorporating my followers into their ranks. Even so, the Kingdom cannot fall just yet. Least of all, at the hands of Atlas. What else do you have to report?”

“There is some…development in the Mantle Loyalist Party.”

“Mantle? Fragments of that flawed empire?”

“I believe something stirs in the shadow of it.”

“On what grounds?”

“Intuition, mistress. I feel I’ve touched the surface of something, but can say nothing for certain. The young, lady Schnee may be involved.”

“Ah, yes. The pretty, little snow white. How is our princess behaving?”

“I am sorry to say, outside our predictions. After presenting myself as a powerful ally, I had expected her to request my assistance more often than not. But the girl proves more capable than I imagined.”

“That is troubling, Hades. The balance of favors is not so easily disregarded. A pound of flesh for a pound of flesh. Silver for silver. If we are to control her, she must be indebted to us. Tis the only reliable course.”

“What do you suggest, milady?”

Salem pondered it for a moment. A wicked grin appeared on her visage.

“I shall arrange a method for you to carry out,” she answered. “One that removes the Winter Maiden, and reins in our precocious snow white.”

With a flick of her wrist, two apples appeared from the ether. Clouded in dark mist, the two fruit shone with a polished green and red sheen.

A classic, one might say.

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NOTE

After some thought, I didn’t want to post two “set-up” chapters in a row(this one and the previous). So, I decided to dip into the queue and post a more immediate and relevant one too. Hope you enjoy the double-chapter release.

See you next time!