Eliza is the ten-year-old daughter of Mathilda, a powerful and enigmatic witch whose past is steeped in mystery. Eliza shares her mother’s striking appearance and eccentric mannerisms, inheriting not only her mother’s physical traits but also her erratic nature. Raised in a household filled with magic and unpredictability, Eliza’s childhood has been shaped by Mathilda’s fierce devotion to her and her significant connection to the arcane. Her mother, renowned for her unique blend of witchcraft and sorcery, has imparted the importance of loyalty and determination in the face of adversity. As a result, Eliza has developed vast latent magical abilities that lie just beneath the surface, waiting to be unleashed.

However, Eliza’s extraordinary powers have not gone unnoticed. Her aunt, Isadora, a witch of the Bloodstone Coven and someone with great ambition and a sociopathic nature, views Eliza as a prize to be coveted. Isadora’s ruthless desire to dominate all who oppose her dictates that she steal Eliza’s latent magic to bolster her dark powers. This ambition is not merely a familial rivalry but a perilous conflict between two powerful women. Isadora’s disdain for Mathilda fuels her determination to claim Eliza’s abilities, viewing her niece as a mere vessel to achieve greater power and influence within the Bloodstone Coven.

There was no mistaking that she was Mathilda’s daughter, with the same plum-colored hair, pale skin, darkened fingernails, and delicate features. Also, she had the same crazed look in her eyes, but with a petulant ferocity I had yet to see in her mother. I took one step into the room and, not of my own volition, froze. Like the first time I’d encountered Mathilda, I suddenly couldn’t move a muscle.

“Who are you?” Eliza asked in a high-pitched voice, her dark eyes turning to me. Before her, Isadora continued to blubber incoherently.

“An associate of your mother’s,” I said. “A friend.”

- THE ASSASSIN’S CUNNING

Eliza’s upbringing has been abnormal. She has few, if any, friends, lives in perpetual hiding from her aunt, and is constantly told by her mother to trust no one. She also knows nothing about her father, whom Mathilda refuses to speak about. Secretly, Eliza longs for all the things she doesn’t have, but her mother has created such a barrier between them with her protectionism that she can rarely express this desire.

The tension between Mathilda’s maternal instincts and Isadora’s predatory ambitions creates a complex web of danger surrounding Eliza. While her mother fiercely protects her from the insidious designs of Isadora, the looming threat catalyzes Eliza’s growth.

FIRST APPEARANCE

Eliza first appears in The Assassin's Cunning (Assassin Without a Name Book Two).