Adrestia is the Greek goddess of vengeance, often pictured with or synonymous with Nemesis. Alicia is my own imaginary construct, a person who serves her. Alicia's intruder did something very nasty to a girl named Tiffany in the past--perhaps something along the lines of getting her pregnant and then abandoning her. Tiffany prayed to Adrestia, and was probably more successful than she could've ever hoped for. Her young Romeo will now suffer for years on end, and her face will be there at every turn and twist of the path to torment him with his mistake.

A bit obscure, huh? I was trying for something with the Halloween spirit, combined with my own love for Greek mythology. I thought I had made enough of the backstory clear from context, but perhaps I made the reader work too hard.

Dan