About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players in “The Wall Of Night” Series — “Var”
Recently I’ve resumed my “About the Characters” posts that focus on the minor characters in The Wall Of Night series — because “I think it’s the presence of the smaller characters that “makes” a story, creating texture around the main points of view.”
The feature is posting every second Thursday, alternating with A Geography of Haarth.
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Var: initiate priest, serving in the Temple of Night
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‘ “But how in Haarth,” said Var, who had been eyeing Kalan sharply out of his narrow eyes, “did you end up with the Heir?”
“It’s a long story.” Kalan shifted uncomfortably. “But what about your battle? Did you really call down the Golden Fire?”
“Apparently so,” began Var, but Eria stopped him…’
~ from The Heir of Night, The Wall Of Night Book One – Chapter 13, Path Through the Mist
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‘“The bedtime stories are true,” Var said, urging his horse forward while Vern followed more slowly, his dark face set.
“Bootlickers,” Boras said contemptuously. “It’s as we’ve always thought, you’ve abandoned your birthright to grovel at the warrior kind’s feet.”
Var went white. “That’s not true—” he began, but Asantir checked him with a gesture.
“They’re baiting you, Var,” she said quietly. “Don’t let them.” The young priest nodded, pressing his lips together tightly.
~ from The Gathering of the Lost, The Wall Of Night Book Two – Chapter 28, Border Crossing