cans at her. But what set her off was when Sera gave Maddy a note explaining how Sera appreciated her. Maddy took the letter the wrong way and thought that Sera gave her the letter to be mean. By that time, Maddy got off the bus and The Bus Incident occurred. Crawlsie Crawlsie is the bubbly assistant to Vicious Whisper who was hired shortly after Vicious agreed to mentor Serenity. Crawlsie is a fan of the supernatural, though not a witch herself, and has several tattoos, including one dedicated to Serenity. Originally, her and Sera discover that Vicious had hired Crawlsie specifically to play matchmaker with the two of them. In the end, Sera and Crawlsie go on a date, but leave Vicious a message that it was done on their own accord, and she it's "not all hers". Valentine Valentine goes by many aliases. Evil is probably one of them. His face is not well defined as it is always covered by shadow. His face, however, does have one distinguishing feature: violet swirling tattoos around his eyes. In the first volume of Serenity Rose, Valentine's name is mentioned when Sera underlines a newspaper report discussing the SSI possibly identifying him as an "unidentified Slavic warlock". When Sera was 15, Valentine approached Sera and asked her to be his apprentice, Sera's father advised her to say no, which did not please Valentine. Zoe and Mary Ann Mirolette Sera's family is composed of Zoe Mirolette, her stepmother, and Mary Ann, her eight-year-old half-sister. Zoe Mirolette is Sera's stepmother. A few years after moving to Crestfallen, Mr. Rose remarried and had a second child (Mary Ann). Zoe is described as British, and is the proprietor of the Mended Wing Inn in Crestfallen. Mary Ann Mirolette is Sera's half-sister. Mary Ann, like most younger siblings, looks up to her big half-sister. She is also not afraid to ask Sera for help. Mary Ann is the few characters that has been seen outside of printed media as she played a supporting role in Aaron Alexovich's short animation "Good Guys Wear Black" starring Serenity Rose. Supernatural Shield Initiative A special taskforce called the Supernatural Shield Initiative (SSI) was formed in 1933 to handle supernatural creatures and people. Human rights groups, as well as witches, have criticized their methods. Merrick used the word "priests" to describe members of the SSI. Some members of the SSI include: