Varpa

"...less kissing. This is important."

Description
Varpa is a Smoke Knight (of undetermined, but probably female, gender) assigned to Xerxsephnia von Blitzengaard's (aka Seffie's) service. She is (apparently) first seen when Seffie directs her to “get in the way a bit” of another (male) Smoke Knight that Seffie's brother Tweedle has sent to keep an eye on our heroine. Evidently her method of “getting in the way” involves a lot of kissing.

Agatha's own Smoke Knight (by Tarvek's release), Violetta, was aware that Smoke Knights were following her, but doesn't call them out until she discovers that one of Doctor Zardeliv's party was killed and disguised (as Zardeliv himself) using Ghost Spider venom, indicating that it was the work of Madwa Korel, a Smoke Knight loyal to Lucrezia Mongfish, aka the Other. Varpa and Tweedle's man are evidently loyal to Grandmother and will set aside other all other assignments to destroy those in the service of the Other.