About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In “The Wall Of Night” Series — Meet Darin
In 2017, I 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.”
~ from my Legend Award Finalist's Interview, 2013
Initially, the series focused exclusively on characters from The Heir of Night, but now I’m continuing on with minor characters from both The Gathering Of The Lost and Daughter of Blood simultaneously — in alphabetical order, of course!
(The quotes, together with the covers, indicate whether the character appears in both or only one of the books—although at present we’re having a run on single entries!)
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Darin: a guard in the service of Normarch, in the southern realm of Emer
They found Herun and Darin waiting for them at the first crossroads, which was little more than a glade in the woods with a lichen-covered standing stone at its center. The Normarch road ran on east to join the main road, while a bridle path snaked north and west toward the old temple. The damosels’ hoofmarks followed the second route—but something else, Herun said, had turned off with them. “Something that lay concealed in the undergrowth and followed once all had passed. But the tracks are confused. At first I thought it was a man, but then the prints changed, suggesting a beast.”
“It only followed them for a short distance,” said Darin, “then cut away across country. Getting ahead of them, maybe, or joining up with allies.”
~ from © The Gathering Of The Lost: The Wall of Night Book Two, Chapter 18 — Vigil
I love getting these little insights into your characters and world!!
Thanks, Beth — it’s a nice way for me to stay connected with events in WALL 1-3 while writing WALL 4 as well. 🙂