Celebrating Halloween in Riverdale:
A Visit with the Guardian Witch Characters
by Ally Shields
A Visit with the Guardian Witch Characters
by Ally Shields
I visited Riverdale last week. With Halloween coming, I wondered what my friends in the Olde Town district were doing for the big day. I hadn’t been back since May when their final adventure, Ring of Fire (Guardian Witch Legacy 3), was released, but the town was much the same—except it was decked out in autumn red and gold. And it felt like coming home.
I found Arianna, Andreas, Gabriel, and Det. Ryan Foster in the Olde Town Cemetery, where an infestation of imps had knocked over gravestones and spray-painted several vaults in a pre-Samhain night of mischief. My friends had tracked the miscreants and were now over-seeing the clean-up of the mess.
I think everyone was happy to see me, but at first, Ari was suspicious I was there about another book. After I reassured her I wasn’t, they willingly agreed to share their plans for Halloween/Samhain with my blog readers.
- Ari: “I’m hosting a party! And a witches’ circle, of course. My coven sisters from Perry are coming for a night of feasting and ceremony in Goshen Park. Andreas will join us when he can, for as you know, he isn’t only the vampire prince but also a powerful warlock. Oh, and before all the witchy stuff starts, we’ve got a volley ball game with Steffan and his werewolf pack.”
- Andreas: “Halloween is a good night for real vampires to stay off the streets. We are holding our own festivities deep in the Vampire Caverns, celebrating with a variety of specialty blood cocktails. As Arianna already mentioned, we have a volley ball game early in the day, then I’ll be present for part of the witches’ circle, and I hope she can get away for a short visit to the caverns.”
- Gabriel: “I’m stuck managing the Dintero Casino for the early part of the night, but hey, I’m looking forward to getting to the caverns for those cocktails. Believe me, vampires know how to party, and I’ve got a new girlfriend named Sassy. Yeah, imagine that. It should be quite a night!”
- Det. Ryan Foster: “Being the only human in this group, I’m looking forward to a traditional Trick or Treat night with my wife Claris (Ari’s best friend) and our kids. I’m hoping they score lots of chocolate so we all can share!”
But I still had other friends to find, so I headed for the downtown market area and the offices of Dintero Security Services. I was in luck, and caught Ari and Andreas’s 18-year-old daughter Rayne and her boyfriend, Nicholas (a Nephilim/shadowhunter) as they were walking out the door. They were on their way to the airport to join the rest of their team, including Rayne’s constant companions and bodyguards, the werelion twins, Lex and RJ. Dintero Security was headed for Brazil to settle a dispute between two feral groups of werejaguars terrorizing a small town. Since they were using the DeLucas’ private family jet, Rayne and Nicholas took time to talk with me. They seemed happy with their new careers…and with each other!
About Halloween? They plan to spend it together—and with the lion twins—but weren’t sure where their business commitments might take them.
- Rayne: “I would like to join any cultural celebration native to the area we’re in at the time,” Rayne said. “Of course, if we find ourselves in Riverdale, we’ll be with the rest of the family. I’d love to be part of the witches’ circle.”
- Nicholas’s eyes twinkled. “I’m really hoping we’re in Riverdale. I haven’t seen how wild the witch and vampire parties become on All Saints Eve, and I can hardly wait!”
How will you be spending your spooky eve?
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