{"id":34820,"date":"2017-12-07T06:30:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T17:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=34820"},"modified":"2017-11-09T17:36:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T04:36:40","slug":"about-the-characters-meet-the-minor-players-in-the-wall-of-night-series-meet-ser-bartrand-ar-griffon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2017\/12\/07\/about-the-characters-meet-the-minor-players-in-the-wall-of-night-series-meet-ser-bartrand-ar-griffon\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In \u201cThe Wall Of Night\u201d Series \u2014 Meet Ser Bartrand Ar-Griffon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Recently, I resumed my \u201cAbout the Characters\u201d<\/a> post series that focuses on the minor characters in The Wall Of Night<\/a> series, because :<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s the presence of the smaller characters that \u201cmakes\u201d a story, creating texture around the main points of view.\u201d
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~ from my<\/em> Legend Award Finalist's Interview, 2013 \r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
Initially, the series focused exclusively on characters from The Heir of Night<\/em><\/a>, but now I\u2019m continuing on with minor characters from both The Gathering Of The Lost<\/em><\/a> and Daughter of Blood<\/em><\/a> simultaneously \u2014 in alphabetical order, of course!<\/p>\n
(The quotes, together with the covers, indicate whether the character appears in both or only one of the books.)<\/p>\n
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Bartrand Ar-Griffon:<\/strong> an Emerian knight and Captain of Normarch, originally from the Griffonmark<\/span><\/p>\n
“…the riders fell silent, and Carick saw that their leader was watching with frowning interest from beneath his raised visor. After a moment the man tugged off his gauntlet and leaned down from the saddle, extending his hand to Carick. \u201cSer Bartrand Ar-Griffon,\u201d he said, \u201cCaptain of Normarch. And you, I think, are the new ducal cartographer from the River lands. Luckily for you the Castellan decided you were well overdue.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cI am,\u201d said Carick. He was careful not to look at Raven. \u201cMaister Carick of Ar at your service, Ser Bartrand.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
The Normarch captain nodded, without much interest now that the courtesies had been traversed. “<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
~ from \u00a9 The Gathering Of The Lost<\/em>: The Wall of Night Book Two, Chapter 12 \u2014 Nightfall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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