Stella Barklem

Stella Barklem (ステラ・バークレム Sutera Bākuremu): is a friend to Chise and the older sister to Ethan.

Appearance
Stella is a female child, with fair skin, light brown eyes and dark blonde hair, worn in a bob-cut She wears a yellow jumper, a dark grey skirt, dark brown tights and light brown boots. When outside, she wears a yellow coat and orange scarf, on top of this.

Personality
Stella is a young girl who feels the frustrations of being an older sister to her brother, but still feels fond of him. She forges a friendship with Chise and then becomes one of her best friends, leaving them both feeling close to one another. This friendship is so powerful that she even threatens Ashen Eyes despite their previous encounters.

History
None revealed so far.

Plot
It was Christmas and she was visiting her grandparents with her family. Her younger brother, Ethan, was playing in the snow and didn't want to go back in. They had an argument and she went back inside, saying that she "never wanted a brother like him".

When her brother went missing, she went around town to search for him. Strangely, only she could remember he exists and this intrigued Chise and Elias, who decides to help her. Afterwards, they found that it was Ashen Eyes who had taken her brother. Ashen Eyes say that humans should think twice before saying things because others may be listening. It sets them a game where they have to find Ethan and Elias.

Stella begins to lose memory of her brother's name but was relieved to find her brother. Even though they had another brief argument, they decide to go home together.

In return for the help in finding her brother, she made cookies for Chise. She visited her Chise's house and had a talk with her. She advises her to be more confident, and Chise promises to visit her next time.

Later, she is seen walking in London with her parents and brother. A boy walks past her and nicks the back of her neck, quietly smiling as he walks away. This results in her later appearing to Chise only for her to be captured by Elias to use her as a sacrifice to remove the Dragon's Curse.

It is then revealed that Joseph had taken control over her body before he could sacrifice her. Chise goes along with Joseph to ensure that she remains alive, and she is later returned to her parents without her memories of the events. She later comes to visit Chise and ask her how her schooling has gone, only for Ashen Eye to approach her once more.

Ashen Eye explains that he was simply sulking around in the mists and initially had no intention of doing anything to harm Stella. However, Stella felt that if she let him do something to her again, she wouldn't be able to face Chise, and thus declared she would protect Chise. The passion behind her words ends up earning Ashen Eye's interest, and so he declares he will make a contract with her.

When the mists clear, Stella tells Chise that she got lost in the mists and wandered around until Chise started sniffing her due to smelling Ashen Eye's scent upon her. Before she could realize what it was, Stella led her back into her home.

It would appear that Stella and Ashen Eye have come to an arrangement or agreement of some kind, he may have agreed to become Stella's familiar, or at the least he has a very keen interest in her, as seen by him hanging out with her at her house, and reading a letter sent to her by Chise, when she was going over to Scotland for a wilderness survival class.

Skills and Abilities
Stella is an ordinary human, with no particular magical abilities. She however, is very knowledgeable and mature for her young age and is talented at baking sweets.

Quotes

 * (To Ashen Eye): "I'm not like Chise. I don't have any talent for magic, and I can't see fae—I can't see the neighbors. But still. If you ever try and mess with someone else, like you did with me and Ethan... I'll find a way to make you regret it. Somehow."

Trivia

 * She is from England.
 * In Official Guidebook: Merkmal, her height is 136cm (4'6") and weight is 31kg (68lb)