Valentina Montero

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Valentina Montero
Biographical information
Alias	Monty
Status	Alive
Gender	Female
Age	11
Family	Itzcoatl (ancestor) Mr. Montero (father)
Affiliation	Montero Family
Item	Bow and Arrow
Physical description
Hair	Dark
Eye	Dark
Behind the scenes
Appearances	Lords of Night Dawn of the Jaguar

“	I only get one shot. That’s how it’s always been. For five generations, no one in my family has won a quest. Some have never even gotten a chance to try. So I’m super grateful for Mr. Ah-Puch here. I really have to make this work, and I promise I won’t get in the way or anything.	”
–Monty explaining her family's customs, failures, and her excitement on joining the quest in Lords of Night.

Valentina Montero (goes by Monty) is an Aztec hunter, a Jaguar warrior in training, who helps Ren Santiago stop the Cinco.

History

Monty was born into the Montero family, a family who have trained to be jaguar warriors for the past five generations. However, they have failed to complete their first assignments, resulting in them giving up their bows to the next in line. She was also taught to never reveal her name to anyone outside her family, otherwise she would lose her powers.

Shadow Bruja Duology

Lords of Night

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Monty hides in the jungles of the Shaman Institute of Higher-Order Magic and fires an arrow at Ah-Puch, who catches it and calls her over to introduce herself to Ren and Edison. Monty explains how her powers and arrows work, as well as the limits and risks she has on her if she fails the quest or reveals her name. Monty explains how she penetrated Edison's barrier because he was unaware of her as he thinks of ways to be prepared for all possibilities. Edison then demonstrates his offensive capabilities by firing a concussive blast at a nearby tree and explains how his magic works. After Ah-Puch says they need to know where the third lord will awaken when Ren suggests Hollywood. Ah-Puch says they cannot afford to go on guesses when Ren suggests they can use Monty's magic to track down the Cinco by the belongings they left before. The four go to Serena's tree house and find it locked. Ren, Ah-Puch, and Edison fail to open it before realizing that her magic Aztec arrows could unlock it. The girl succeeds and they enter. Monty finds Serena’s shirt and works her magic before collapsing with a fever. Ren catches Monty and says she should not be part of the quest when she says it is her magic working and says Serena is in Hollywood. Ah-Puch tells the others to go as he has will try to figure out how to stop the rest of the lords from waking. As they walk to the gateway, Ren explains that they have to three-hour layover in Boring, Oregon as Edison stops a monkey from jumping on Monty. They arrive in Boring and have lunch at a pizza parlor and talk about the Cinco's strengths and why they might have defected. Monty theorizes Serena might have other motives for defecting. After taking the gateway, the three end up in a changing room of a women’s clothing store. Edison teleports away and the girls exit the dressing room before a woman spots them. Ren fears she will see Monty’s arrows but they leave without her noticing. They leave and Monty reveals only godborns and sobrenaturals can see her arrows. The girls search for Edison and, after getting on an escalator, Monty says they are north of Hollywood in Century City. Soon Ren hears a notice and Monty's, who appears oblivious to it, arrows start to glow. Unaware that time had froze for all but Ren, she finds Ren, who has just spoken with Tezcatlipoca, missing from the escalator and, after finding Ren, goes over to her and questions Ren on what happened as Edison appears. Ren explains everything to them as she calls a ride share and they drive down Sunset Boulevard. After explaining everything, Edison and Monty theorizes the lords are unaware of them and they have the element of surprise. Edison also theorizes that the astral traveler might be more of a threat then the lords due to Monty’s arrows glowing for her and not the lord, something they only do for danger. After Ren mentions the trap, Edison says it is only a trap if they are unaware of it. The driver lets them out as Monty insists she go on alone to track Serena. Ren reluctantly agrees and watches Monty vanish into the crowd. Soon Monty locates Serena outside a wax museum and calls her friends. The two meet up with Monty as she is hiding behind a car and join her. They sees Serena along with two other members of the Cinco, Kenji, son of the Mayan bee god Ah-Muzen-Cab, and Diamante, daughter of the Mayan wine god Akan who was killed shortly before the gods were kidnapped. Edison sees a demon in disguise with the three and says he can sniff him out. Monty says she can paralyze and knock out the demon, but it will give away their position. Ren tells Edison to leave but stay close and Monty lends him her cellphone. Edison sneaks away and Serena creates an illusion around the museum. Monty takes out the demon and the girls sneak in. She berates Ren for picking up her phone when her friend calls her and is panicked when she thinks Ren goes into shock. Soon the girls come upon the Cinco. They see Serena and the other two godborns performing a ritual. They hide and watch as Serena creates an illusion of a desert and see the symbol from the shell and cornfield burned onto Serena’s palm. A fourth person, a girl, soon appears and places an azure stone partially painted like an eye, into a disk and the illusion dissipates. After it is done, Ren remembers the girl's name is Ezra, daughter of Yohualli, the Mayan spells and magic. The illusion vanishes and the girls are spotted. Ren tries to create cover, but fails and Monty is taken and knocked out. After Ren and Edison are in a suspended net, the Cinco demand they leave with Monty and not be followed or she dies Ren agrees but Edison, speaking in an authoritarian tone, says they have to minutes to hand over Monty and leave before he attacks and Ren tries to get him to back off, fearing for Monty’s safety. Ren encases her in shadows as Edison breaks free of the net. Ezra drops her and Ren chases after her as she still has Monty's arrows. Soon Kenji unleashes countless bees that sting her and her friends.She and Ren are fatally stung, but saved after Ren makes a deal with Piltzintecuhtli. They are brought to one of Ah-Puch's safe house near Lake Tahoe and, upon seeing Ren, Monty explains that she failed as Ezra broke one of her arrows and the rest will be out for her blood. As Ah-Puch asks Ren how she survived, Ren stalls until she demands Ah-Puch tells her about the symbol. Just then Marco, who left to change into clean clothes, returns and asks what is going on. Ren tells him Ah-Puch was about to talk about the symbol as Ah-Puch says Ren is going to talk about what happened to her while she was unconscious. The two stare each other down as Ah-Puch gives in and tells them about the Time War, but not before giving them a final warning to back off or live a life of even more danger. Ah-Puch summons Saás, the all knowing orb from SHIHOM, to explain it for him. She is reluctant at first, but Ren convinces her to tell it after explaining they are facing the Lords of Night and they could replace her with another model. Saás agrees to do so after scanning one of her arrows. She says the war involved the Mayan gods fighting an enemy older then them. Saás explains that the god defeated the enemy, who they called the unknowns, and kept a handfuls alive in prison while killing the others. Eventually the gods released them for help in creating humanity. Soon they were allied, but the alliance came to an end after learning that the unknowns were interbreeding with demons, with the resulting offspring being able to overthrow the gods. Ren asks how they are linked to the lords and Saás says the unknowns put the lords to sleep, but cannot answer why Serena knows how to wake them. After the unknowns fled but returned to check on their descendants. Monty reveals her parents told her about the lords and gives vague information on them. Ren asks about their queen, but Saás says the lord have none. Saás says the only way to put the lords back to sleep is with the obsidian blade. Ah-Puch claims to does not exist as Edison reveals it does and he knows where it is, The Dark Mercado. Edison explains that The Dark Mercado is a shady marketplace where, to get out alive, one must give up something valued in return. He also says that to get there, one must pass through the Maze of Nightmares, a maze designed to trap those init for eternity. As Edison explains everything, Ah-Puch becomes fearful. Marco is skeptical of the idea while Ren and Monty think it is worth a shot. Ah-Puch is against it and says the maze shifts every new moon before revealing he created the maze and the market. Ah-Puch explains he created the market place to gain power, but it grew out of hand and he created the maze to contain it. After Ah-Puch says he cannot destroy the maze in his current state, he reveals their only option is to fight the Cinco and the lords, something only Marco agrees with. As Ren protests that they can find an alternative, Ah-Puch demands she tell them what happened when she was out cold. They go outside and Ren reveals she made a deal with the Prince Lord to become the lord's queen if he saves Monty. Ah-Puch scolds Ren for giving the lords what they want and, in a state of panic, Ren unleashes her shadows and is unable to recall them. As Monty’s arrives glow, Edison uses his magic to calm Ren's. Ah-Puch asks Ren to speak with him alone and she and the others go back inside. Ren and Ah-Puch return to the safe house and explain everything to the others and how Ren agreed to be the Lord's queen and the only way to stop them is to find the Obsidian Blade. Edison and Monty agree to join her, but Marco jumps ship. Ah-Puch takes them to the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave system in Belize where they are greeted by the remains of the Crystal Prince. Ah-Puch reveals he cannot go with them as his presence would cause the maze to collapse and gives them complicated instructions. Ah-Puch instructs all but the Crystal Prince to speak or touch anything as they will lose a voice or body part if they do. He also tells them the maze will mess with their minds and instructs them to not follow their instincts. Once they reach the market, they are not to use any magic as the will be sent to Xib'alb'a, and the blade will call out to one of them and demand an unknown price. Everyone accepts the terms and Edison and Monty follow the Crystal Prince into the maze as Ren joins them momentarily. The Crystal Prince leads the three to a staircase leading to the maze and informs the three they must not talk until their feet touch all one hundred steps. The prince vanishes after saying no one has exited the maze in the last century and the three descend. After the three reach the bottom, Ren tests to see if it is safe to take and finds it is safe. Monty complains about a foul smell as Edison senses strong magic coming from the maze. Monty wants everyone to swear to watch out for the others but put the quest first. Ren and Edison cannot bring themselves to do so and they enter the maze. They find themselves in front of a pyramid of mirrors sitting on a lake as Edison reveals it is made of a rare substance from Xib'alb'a. They find a boat and paddle. Edison says he cannot use his magic as the energy surrounding them will have catastrophic results if he uses it. As they pass by the pyramid, Edison says the mirrors will show their most likely future. As Edison and Ren see Ren wearing a crown and stabbing him, Monty spots a passage and they go through it. Ren looks at another mirror, but looks away as her necklace heats up and Pacific appears. The goddess says the Time Rope called to her and she reclaimed it temporarily to learn what her daughter has been up to. Pacific reveals she cannot intervene to a greater extent or destroy the maze, but tells Ren that the maze feeds gets angry if people take too long to decide and to give the maze what it wants. Pacific returns the Time Rope and leaves. After a few seconds of cursing her mother, Ren realizes what she means and has Edison use his magic and Monty fire all her arrows. The others realize what she means and they overload the maze. Eventually they destroy it and Edison creates a barrier. Once the maze collapses, the girls realize Edison is gone and a door appears that is quickly vanishing. She fails to urge Ren to put the quest first, but Ren refuses and enters. Ren finds and grabs Edison as Monty helps. She gets out with Edison, but Ren trips and gets locked inside as the door vanishes. Ren soon appears unconscious before them. Ren wakes up and they realize they are at the market. Ren says they have an hour to find the blade and to follow the gold arrows to get out. They split up after promising not to use magic. After Ren unintentionally uses magic, she activated her power boosting ability and saves Ren from the vendor keeping her hostage and frees her. Ren revealed she has the blade and the girls meet up with Edison, who shields the three of them, and they find a gold arrow. However a shadow bird appears soon after. The bird flies around but, as Edison is about to scan it’s magic, he falls asleep. The bird calls him rude and, after introducing herself as Zyanya, she tells Ren to wake Edison by placing the blade on his left and right eyes in that order. After Edison wakes up, he says Zyanya has an ancient magic and Zyanya is pleased with her response. Zyanya explains that she is the source of the blade's power and can put anyone to sleep instantly, but they must be awakened five minutes later to they will sleep for the rest of their lives and she needs a ten minute recharge after every use. The teens are uncertain about the recharge period as they worry what the enemy can do in that time and theorize they could put a lord to sleep a day. They call Ah-Puch for a pickup as Ren says they are in White Sands, New Mexico. After returning to the safe house, Ren and Ah-Puch talk as she and Edison clean up. Monty tracks the Cinco to Lake Zirahuén in Southern Mexico and they search for their hideout. They eventually find a stone building surrounded by the gate. Ren says they should split up with Edison and Monty taking out any guards as Ah-Puch acts as lookout. Just then, Marco arrives with his father and the war god says there are demons on the property along with bees, enemy godborns, and the Lords. Marco agrees to take out the demons as Ren creates shadow butterflies to handle the bees. She is the only one of her friends not captured or killed and meets up with Ah-Puch as the sun rises. After meeting up with the death god, he tells the girl of his promise he made to Ren to kill the godborn if she became queen and Monty reluctantly agrees to help. Monty climbs into a tree and they see Ren step out of the forest wearing a silver dress and accompanied by the male lords. After hearing some of their dialogue, Ah-Puch realizes they plan to marry Ren to the Prince Lord. Monty notches an arrow and aims it, waiting for Ah-Puch's signal and, when he does, she fires her arrow, piercing Ren's heart.

Dawn of the Jaguar

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After shooting Ren in the heart, she and Ah-Puch witness Ren's body melt into shadows along with a crown the Lords frantically try to save. The pair are shocked by the event and, as Ah-Puch goes to surrender himself to the Lords, he is stopped by the Time Rope, which breaks and snaps around his wrists. She spends the next month at the lake, unable to move on from killing her friend. She also becomes an official jaguar warrior. One day, as she is near the water, Monty senses something and fires an arrow at her target. The target stops it and, upon closer inspection, it is revealed to be Ren. Monty notches another arrow as the figure takes to her, refusing to believe it to be Ren until she brings up moments only the two of them know. Monty finally believes Ren and the girls happily hug each other. Ren fills her in on spending the last month in Xib'alb'a and made a deal with Ixtab to find the Jade and Shadow Crown. Monty is surprised at this and reveals she has tracked one half of the crown to two locations- the fourth level of the Mictlan, Cehualoyan and Devils Tower in Wyoming. As Ren contemplates going to one afterlife to avoid going to another, she questions how the piece can be in two places at once. Monty says locations in their world act as entrances to other realms. As Ren suggests telling Ah-Puch, who volunteered to find the crown, Monty reveals only Ren can retrieve the pieces as it is her crown. As Ren becomes frustrated at the multiple tasks to handle in a few days, the girls notice something coming to the water’s surface. A mermaid emerges from the surface and introduces herself as Eréndira. Ren recognizes her from the legend of how the lake was formed and the mermaid, amazed by the in Ren's presence, calling her Mi Reina- my queen, and states she can grant Ren one wish. Upon noticing Monty, Eréndira transforms into a monster and goes to attack her. However Ren reveals she asked Monty to kill her. After the mermaid calms down, she tells Ren she can grant her one wish. Ren asks for the Obsidian Blade, but Eréndira refuses as she knows it’s potential and reveals Zyanya has not returned to the blade. After the mermaid brings up the Jade and Shadow Crown and inadvertently reveals it has two forms of magic, the girls press her for more information . Eréndira reluctantly reveals that the crown contains magic from an ancient race known simply as the Unknowns and reveals that, if they breed with demons, the offspring will be powerful enough to overthrow the gods. Ren thinks these Unknowns might have something to do with the Mayan and aliens theories and that they then sided with the Aztec gods. Eréndira reveals that during the battle, she saw a male companion of Ren steal the blade from her and whisper something to it before tossing it into the lake and Ren realizes this was Marco. Eventually, Eréndira agrees to give Ren the blade if she gives mermaid her freedom. Unsure how to do that, Ren never the less agrees and Eréndira gets the blade. However before they grab it, Chalchihtlicue appears and goes over to them. The goddess goes over to the three and, calling Eréndira a traitor, punishes her. Jade is Her Skirt summons dragonflies to snatch the blade, but she shoots some of them down before they swarm around her and attack both girls. Soon Ren freezes time, grabs the blade, and frees the mermaid. During this time, Ren is forced to agree to marry the Prince Lord to save both the imprisoned godborns and her friends. When time starts up again, Ren regroups with her friends and shows them the blade. Edison heals their injuries and they confirm that Zyanya is not in the blade. Eréndira, now with legs, cries up a portal to a safe haven and they jump in. The four end up in a pool on a cruise ship near the island of Capri in Italy and Eréndira apologizes, saying her magic mixed up the locations. Once they get out of the, the others realize Ren is hiding something from them and she shows them the vial Jade is Her Skirt gave her. Monty recognizes it as someone that can take her to where the Lords want Ren to be and she thinks they can use it to save Marco. However, the others feel it could be a trap and decide to rest before planning their next steps. Eréndira jumps overboard after senses other mermaids and thanks the others for saving her. After the three have dinner at a burger buffet, they sleep in lounge chairs. She wakes up to find Ah-Puch and the Prince Lord fighting and Ren tells her to shoot Ah-Puch, surprising both Monty and Edison. After Ren offers to take the blame, Monty fires an arrow into Ah-Puch's neck, incapacitating the god. As Ah-Puch looks at Ren, she apologizes to him before using the vial to open a portal to a staircase. Ren, Monty and Edison step through before it closes. The three make their way up the staircase and reach a river. They are guided towards a raft captained by a woman named Zulema. The three get on and set sail. Zulema explains that they are in the original Xochimilco, an island chain that dotted the former Aztec capital that now links to Mexico City. As they sail, Monty and Edison share their knowledge of the realm, making Ren feel somewhat left out. Ren expresses her fear that Ah-Puch will not forgive her, but her companions reassure her the god will forgive her. Ren becomes shocked when Zulema states that her wedding is the following day. Soon feathers housing the souls of warriors swarm Monty and she states she can hear them. She reveals they are telling her, but Ren and Edison feel Monty is holding something back. Once the dock, she tells her companions that they only have one chance to escape during a blood moon the following day or they will be trapped forever. As they walk, Ren, Monty, and Edison think of ways to pull off their plan and escape within twenty-four hours. Ren volunteers to locate Marco as she assigns Monty to ask the feathers on how to best escape and has Edison gather as much intelligence as he can on the Lord's plan. As they talk, Zulema asks Ren about her preferences for the wedding feast. They pass through a chamber with murals of the Lords and Zulema reveals that, after the wedding, the rest of the Lords will be awakened. Ren and the others are surprised by this but stay silent. Zulema drops her and Edison off at their rooms before escorting Ren to hers. The following day, after hearing Edison's screams of agony, she realizes they are both targets. She runs into Ren, who tells her to flee, but she insists on finding Edison first. She meets up with Marco, Kenji, Diamante, and Ezra. The group then prepares for an attack. After the ceremony is completed and the Lords reveal they know about godborns being freed from Cuauhcalli, Monty and the godborns arrive and attack the Lords. In the chaos, Edison, who is absolutely to be forcibly executed by Ren, is freed as Jade is Her Skirt and Smoking Mirror are incapacitated. When Ren sees the Lords will soon have the upper hand, she rips the thread from her ankle. Ezra manages to trap the gods for a few minutes as Marco tells everyone to retreat. They do, but Ren stays behind to help Edison. Zulema escorted everyone to the meeting point and, once the woman brings Ren and Edison, Monty uses the feathers to open a gateway to Devils Tower. Zulema, Edison and the godborns jump in, but Ren stays to have the crown come to her as the Lords come after them. Monty insists that Ren come, but the godborn is steadfast on staying. In a show of trust, she tells Ren her first name and Ren unleashes her jaguar magic to hold back the Lords. After Ren roars, the girls enter the gateway. The girls exit the gateway and find themselves in a clearing in a snowy forest. They see Devils Tower but do not see the others. The sun rises to reveal gold snow as she realizes they are in Cehualoyan. Ren theorizes that they were brought there because it is where the crown is. Ren feels a pulling sensation heading towards the tower and fears she truly did marry the Prince Lord, however Monty reveals Serena bragged to the others about tricking the Lords and Ren relaxes. Zyanya emerges from the blade and, after complaining about the cold, the three head towards. As they walk, Ren notices the lack of dead and Monty explains that they vanished after the gods were placed in slumber, waiting for the Lords to return to power. Zyanya fears that the dead will be drawn to the girls as they are alive, unnerving the girls. As they get closer, the terrain shifts to become steeper and slippery. Ren uses her jaguar magic to go ahead and, when she stops, she notices the mountain is not made of rock, and it is moving. Ren realizes the rock is actually spirits as Monty and Zyanya join her. Ren senses the crown and, after Monty and Zyanya go ahead, she travels through the spirits. The three meet up and see half of the crown dangling from a nearby tree. Ren tells the others to stay back as she retrieves the crown. Ren later meets up with them and the three leave Mictlan. The group reaches Devils Tower, which Serena disguises as an abandoned circus, and they make a plan. They plan to have Marco masquerade as Ren and present the Lords with a fake crown created by Serena and Diamante. Marco will then lure the Lords to the tent where Ezra traps them and Zyanya put them to sleep. As they eat, Ren tells them about her encounter with K'iin. When Ren has a blackout, she volunteers to watch the daughter of Pacific as the Lords arrive. The Lords reveal themselves to be mirrors and take Marco, Monty, Diamante, Serena, and Kenji hostage just as Zyanya attempts to put the Lords to sleep. The hostages take the blow, knocking them out and the Lords imprison the five in the mirrors before stepping out. Zyanya flies away as the illusion shatters and the Lords search for the remaining adversaries. Ren, having returned to her body, remembers Zyanya telling her that the magic becomes nearly irreversible after five minutes and thinks of ways to save the others with Ezra and Edison. Ren and Ezra combine their magic to stop time to give the hostages a better chance, Zyanya manages to walk them up and they join Ren and Edison in taking on the Lords and Ren instructs everyone to combine their magic. Once they do, the Lords start to struggle, but Zyanya cannot get close. Seeing this, Ren transforms into a jaguar and grabs Zyanya, circling the Lords. Edison channels the other’s magic and strikes the Lords. The Lords fuse into a single shadow before being drawn into a suitcase. Ah-Puch and Ixtab appear and Ren fears what the goddess will do to her for not giving her the crown, but Ixtab reveals she will be taking the Lords as an alternative offering and lets Ren off the hook. Ixtab explains that she will drain the Lords of their magic and be trapped in Xib'alb'a forever before leaving. Sitting around a fire, the members of the Cinco apologize to Ren one by one, with Serena being forced to, as Ren accepts their apologies. Ren takes out the Obsidian Blade and tells the others of her intention to free Zyanya. While they are hesitant, Monty notices an arrow and the others follow suit. They destroy the blade and Zyanya transforms into a blue jay and flies off, happy to be free. Afterwards, everyone heads home. A week later, her parents give her a cellphone and, after getting Ren's number, she texts her friend. The girls agree to communicate more often and, in attempt to send Ren a selfie, she sends the godborn a close up of her nose. Ren chuckles at this and sends a selfie to Monty in return.

Appearance

Monty is an adolescent Hispanic girl with dark hair styled in braids and dark eyes with a dark complexion.

Personality

Monty is a determined warrior in training. She is reliable to her friends and ferocious to her enemies. Despite her loyalty to her friends, she is always willing to put the mission first, albeit solely out of duty.

Abilities

• Archery: Monty is a skilled archer.
• Tracking: Monty can track people if she touches something that belongs to them.
• Power Amplification (limited): When put in dire situations, Monty’s powers increase.

Items

• Bow and Arrows: Monty's arrows are capable of either stunning or killing her targets and can return to her once they hit their mark as long as she lets lose an arrow. When they sense danger, the feathers on them turn blue. They are invisible to all non sobranaturals.

Relationships

Family

Monty greatly cares for her family, living by the lessons and ideology they have instilled in her.

Friends

• Ren Santiago
• Edison

Ren Santiago, her close friend.

Monty is close to Ren. She was happy to be teamed up with the godborn and the two girls worked well with one another during their travels trying to stop the Cinco from awakening the Lords of Night. Monty would be on alert to ensure Ren's safety and, in return, the daughter of Pacific would show concern when the young hunter was in danger, such as when Monty was in the clutches of the Cinco and was threatened to be transformed by Ezra. Monty cared greatly for Ren, going so far as to kill Ren out of mercy to prevent her from becoming Queen of the Lords of Night.

After delivering the mercy kill, Monty spent the next month at Lake Zirahuén to mourn her friend. One day, she encountered Ren, who was returned to life by Ixtab in exchange for bringing the goddess the Jade and Shadow Crown. At first Monty is reluctant to believe it is Ren, but after revealing information only the two of them would know, Monty believes her and joins Ren on her quest. After escaping the Lords, Monty attempts to cover Ren as she escapes Aztlán, but Ren refuses to leave her behind. In response, Monty informs Ren of her given name, the greatest form of trust a hunter can bestow. After finding the crown and meeting up with the others, Ren has an absence seizure and Monty watches over the daughter of Pacific.

After the Lords are defeated, Monty is given a smartphone and, after getting Ren's number, the girls agree to be in contact.

Edison, a friend she quested with.

Monty trusted Edison and works well with him. When tracking down the Cinco to stop them from awakening the Lords of Night, the two worked together to not only help and defend Ren, but each other as well. When she and being threatened by Cinco, Edison used his magic to help the young human escape.

When Edison vanishes in Aztlán, Monty rejects the daughter of Pacific’s request to run, opting to find Edison instead, showing her concern for the half-demon.

Etymology

• Valentina is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning “strong” or “healthy”.

• Montero is a surname of Spanish origin meaning "beater" or "assistant to the hunt".

Trivia

• Monty is a vegetarian and will refuse to hurt an animal.
• She hates snow.