Althea Thornton

"Yeah, Vince. I won't be able to forgive Aqua of what she's done, but for trying to save Ignis, I'm going to try to save her."

- Althea to Vince on Aqua in Earth

Althea Thornton is one of the heroines and main characters in the Elemental series. She is the daughter of Ventus and the Male Air Elemental. Althea is said to be the girl least like her native element. Althea is the best friend of Bella O'Connors, and the two often face many rough patches in their friendship throughout the series. She is also romantically involved with Vince, son of her enemy Tenebrae. Althea will be the last girl to earn her full-spirit, as said by Tenebrae in Elemental: Earth.

Appearance
Althea has dirty-blonde hair, silver-blue eyes and is 5'7" in height. She has a fair complexion and is very pretty.

Vince
When Althea first laid her eyes on Vince, she was immediately attracted to him. Their relationship expanded slowly throughout Elemental: Water, with Vince having an attraction to Althea and major feelings. In Water, Vince kissed Althea on the cheek and both of them blushed. In the following book, Elemental: Earth, it was revealed that the two had officially become girlfriend and boyfriend, and had also promised to share their first kiss when the war that raged around them was over. They didn't keep their promise, however, and shared their first kiss when the two were to be apart from each other again. They were shown to truly care for one another.

Victoria
Althea's relationship with Vince's sister Victoria was and still is an interesting one. When they first met in Elemental: Water, Victoria's disliking for her and her friends was obvious. She wanted Vince to stay away from her and Victoria was very protective of Vince, as they spent most of their lives together on the run. Later on in the book, Victoria told Althea to save Callie, and she also said that if she died, to let Vince know she loved him. "You, Althea, are take good care of him. You're a good person to have by his side." Victoria said before disappearing.

In Elemental: Earth, Victoria had betrayed the girls to protect Vince. Victoria had said she didn't hate the girls (including Althea), but that they were taking her brother away from her, and that she envied them, Althea the most. When Victoria died, she apologized for betraying the girls, Althea being the first person she apologized to (not directly).