GRANDMOTHER LAILA

Laila (female Danish, means “born during the night”)(lay-la)

History:

Birth name was Agnes. She was swapped as a baby by a Roma tribe and renamed Esmeralda for the paste emerald she wore on her neck since she was a baby. In 1482, at age 16, Esmeralda was falsely sentenced to hang for witchcraft. Roxana Dawn was tasked with bringing Quasimodo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame into Dracula’s fold. She saw how he loved Esmeralda, so she swapped the girl with another who hung instead. She turned Esmeralda and while the girl transformed, Roxana convinced Quasimodo that the only way he could be with Esmeralda is if he became a vampire as well.

 Quasimodo rebelled, fought off Roxana and escaped with Esmeralda. She changed her name once more to Laila because she was ‘born during the night’. Laila made it her life’s mission to help the lost and downtrodden. She helped many of her fellow Roma people, as well as many lost vampires who didn’t want to be vampires are didn’t know what to do with their new life. She formed the Mullo tribe which is a mix of mortals and vampires. Eliza’s parents were members of the tribe and after Dracula killed them, Laila raised her. She is considered Eliza’s 4th great grandmother. Laila went on to be a guide and mentor to Annabelle and Roland Foresight and Thomas Dunston. By the time Annabelle, Roland and Thomas met her in 1720 she looked 18 because she advanced one every one hundred years.

Seen in FORESIGHT CHRONICLES BOOKS 2-4, 6,7, 10,12

 (Picture not accurate representation)