Editing Verona Hayward (section)

==History ==
===Early Life:===
Verona was born to Brett and Sylvia Hayward.

In Kindergarten Verona met and befriended Lucy Ellingson. Verona grew to consider Lucy her best friend, and spent much of her childhood with Lucy and her family.

Brett and Sylvia's marraige eventually fell apart, and Sylvia left Kennet for Thunder Bay. Verona's relationship with both of her parents grew strained, experiencing emotional abuse from a depressive and dependant Brett and neglect from the absent and uncommunicative Sylvia.

Immediately prior to the story, Verona and Lucy approached by Miss with an offer to become Practicioners if they can assist with a problem. Miss connects them to Avery Kelly as a third member of their soon-to-be trio.

=== Arc 1: Lost for Words ===
Verona, alongside Avery and Lucy, is brought into the world of the Practice in order to investigate the murder of the [[Carmine Beast]].  

The trio meet with the sum of Kennet's Others in the woods for their Awakening Ritual. The Others of Kennet pledge them safety, cooperation, and power. Verona, Lucy, and Avery then exchange offerings with the Others and complete the Awakening.  Each of the girls introduces herself to the spirits with an animal mask and a personal item; Verona claims the Cat and the Scissors. 

Following their Awakening, the Kennet Trio is taken to the former Beast's den by Edith, Matthew, and Charles. Edith takes the time to teach the fundamental of runes and diagrams. Verona takes to the technical side of practice quicker than the others. 

The trio begin interviewing the Others of Kennet, and recieve additional gifts and lessons from each, with one exception. The Hungry Choir stands out as an Other with the means to kill the Carmine Beast. The trio prepare to meet the Choir on the night of its next ritual, and Verona leans into the Practice to escape her awful and mundane home life. Verona confides in Miss that she wants to leave humanity behind and become an Other. 

The next moon arrives and the trio intrudes of the Choir's ritual to gather more information, putting many of their new tricks into practice for the first time. Verona interviews one of the participants while Avery and Lucy attempt to assist with the challenge. 

===Arc 2: Stolen Away===
Verona continued on with the investigation of the Others of Kennet, eventually coming to the cave of [[Maricica]] and [[Guilherme]]. During the interview, she is turned into a weasel by Maricica as one of Maricica's gifts in glamour, a form which she stays in for most of the rest of the interview. She is turned back when Lucy throws her into the ground. <ref>[https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/06/16 Excerpt] from [[Stolen Away 2.3]]</ref>

Verona later on invites Avery over to her house to get ready for conducting interviews with the rest of the Kennet Others. After they have an encounter with Verona's Dad, the group leave to meet [[Alpeana]]. She takes them on her nightly trips, and Verona agrees to letting Alpeana give her dad a nightmare. After the nightmare begins though, Verona calls it off, stating she 'still loves him'.<ref>“Why?” Verona asked, not taking her eyes off her dad.  “Are you?  He tries hard, and he does the basics of what a dad’s supposed to do, according to those guys from the government.  Feeds me, shelters me, makes sure I go to school.  Just… he’s broken and he won’t put himself back together.  I don’t think he’s where he’s supposed to be.”<br><br>“Then-” Lucy started.<br><br>Verona wasn’t done.  “But I don’t want him to hurt.  I don’t want to see him hurt.  He makes me more miserable than anyone and I feel exhausted and even a bit of dread when he comes in the door, but I love him.  I want to not live in his house, at least after I’m eighteen, and I’m not even sure I’ll come back to visit him when I’m gone, but… I love him.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/06/23 Excerpt] from [[Stolen Away 2.5]]</ref>

The Belanger circle begins looking into Kennet, with Nicolette investigating using Echoes and Omens. Verona and her covern accompany Miss and Alpenea to the Ruins to investigate, where they witness the Omens causing Melissa's accident. Verona intervenes and bounces one of Nicolette's summons back to attack her.

Verona notices Jeremy with a stray cat, and connect over trying to care for it. Inspired, Verona uses glamor to assume the shape of cat and visits the other witches of Kennet.

The Kennet Witches prepare for Avery to run her first Path. Verona assist by capturing an infant opossum for the ritual. The Belangers continue to spy, but are blinded by the Kennet Witches using Nettlewisp. In retalation Nicolete interferes with the ritual, and Verona is knocked down when a giant doll's arm manifest to destroy the ritual site and steal the opossum (now Snowdrop).

===Arc 3:  Out on a Limb===
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===Arc 4: Leaving a Mark===
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===Arc 5: Back Away===
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===Arc 6: Cutting Class===
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===Arc 7: Gone Ahead===
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=== Arc 8: Vanishing Points ===
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===Arc 9:  Shaking Hands===
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===Arc 10: One After Another ===
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===Arc 11: Dash to Pieces===
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===Arc 12: False Moves===

===Arc 13: Summer Break===
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===Arc 14: Fall Out ===
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===Arc 15: Playing a Part===<!--
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