About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — Armar
The recent unveiling of the US and UK covers for Daughter Of Blood has inspired me to spend some on-blog time with the characters from the first two books in the series—in the same way I spent time on the worldbuilding in A Geography Of Haarth.
I also decided to on the more minor players to begin with, because: “I think it’s the presence of the smaller characters that “makes” a story, creating texture around the main points of view.”
I’m starting at the beginning, with “A” and characters in The Heir Of Night, the first book in The Wall Of Night series.
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Armar: an initiate priest, serving in the Temple of Night
“Armar was kneeling beside her, his hands covering his face, and Tisanthe was crying openly; the others seemed numb with shock. After a moment Armar began rocking back and forward, shaking his head from side to side and muttering through his hands. Malian turned a look of mute inquiry on Kalan, who shook his head…
“I felt them go,” Armar muttered, “felt them being torn away, blotted out, but I couldn’t do anything. I wasn’t strong enough to hold on to them—the Nine Gods forgive me! I tried, but I couldn’t do it.”
~ from © The Heir Of Night: The Wall of Night Book One, Chapter 13 — Path Through the Mist