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Recently I’ve resumed my “About the Characters” post series that focuses 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.”

Until now, the series has been focused exclusively on characters from The Heir of Night, but now that’s done I shall continue with minor characters from both The Gathering Of The Lost and Daughter of Blood simultaneously — but still in alphabetical order, of course! (The quotes will be the key to whether the character appears in both or only one of the books.)

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Aeln: Night honor guard, second to Sargeant Sarus
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” “Cowards and fools,” Torlun said to the Morning priests. “Why should we risk ourselves protecting weaklings? Consider our contract at an end.” He stalked away, snapping out a command to the Stone contingent, who immediately began breaking camp.

“Do we let them go, Commander?” Aeln asked. “He meant it about the blood feud.”

“Murdering them instead won’t help matters,” Asantir said, very dry.

Aeln fiddled with his sword hilt and shifted his feet. Thinking things through, Garan reflected, was not the guard’s strongest point. “

~ from © The Gathering of the Lost: The Wall of Night Book Two, Chapter 29 — The Commander of Night
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“In the anteroom, Morin frowned and stepped close to Aeln, speaking in a clan dialect of Night.

“Should we knock, do you think? Let her know the Storm Spear’s here, at least?”

The glance Aeln threw Kalan was dismissive. “He can wait.”

They could not know, Kalan thought, amused despite his situation, that he had spent seven years in Night. Besides, Aeln was right: for now, he could wait.”

~ from © Daughter Of Blood: The Wall of Night Book Three; Chapter 27 — The Turnings of Fate