, ▁an ▁ancient ▁family ▁who ▁had ▁lived ▁near ▁Mexico ▁City ▁as ▁pot ters ▁since ▁before ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Az te cs . ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁Ham mer ▁of ▁Thor , ▁Alex ▁goes ▁to ▁J ot un heim ▁alongside ▁Magn us ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁to ▁visit ▁Ut g ard - L oki ▁and ▁find ▁out ▁about ▁L oki ' s ▁plan ▁about ▁Sam ' s ▁bet ro th al . ▁She / he ▁becomes ▁Sam ' s ▁double ▁during ▁her ▁bet ro th al ▁and ▁forms ▁a ▁friendship ▁with ▁S if . ▁In ▁The ▁Sh ip ▁of ▁the ▁Dead , ▁Alex ▁has ▁trained ▁Sam ▁to ▁resist ▁L oki ' s ▁influence ▁and ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁quest ▁to ▁Sc and in avia ▁to ▁stop ▁Nag l far ▁from ▁sail ing . ▁She / he ▁grows ▁closer ▁with ▁Magn us ▁and ▁kiss es ▁him ▁when ▁the ▁group ▁is ▁struggling ▁to ▁reach ▁Sk adi ' s ▁for tr ess ▁in ▁N if l heim . ▁The ▁kiss ▁is ▁rec ount ed ▁by ▁Magn us ▁during ▁his ▁fighting ▁with ▁L oki ▁as ▁the ▁greatest ▁thing ▁to ▁have ▁ever ▁happened ▁to ▁him . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁book , ▁she / he ▁ass ists ▁Magn us ▁in ▁running ▁the ▁Ch ase ▁Space , ▁a ▁shelter ▁for ▁the ▁hom eless ▁youth . ▁ ▁Alex ▁uses ▁a ▁gold ▁gar rote ▁wire ▁as ▁a ▁weapon , ▁which ▁formally ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁pot tery ▁wire . ▁She / he ▁can ▁also ▁shape - shift ▁into ▁things ▁such ▁as ▁a