{"id":39759,"date":"2021-12-16T06:30:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T17:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=39759"},"modified":"2021-12-12T18:48:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-12T05:48:05","slug":"about-the-characters-meet-the-minor-players-in-the-wall-of-night-series-meet-lord-bonamark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/about-the-characters-meet-the-minor-players-in-the-wall-of-night-series-meet-lord-bonamark\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Characters: Meet The Minor Players In \u201cThe Wall Of Night\u201d Series &#8212; Meet Lord Bonamark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10984\" style=\"width: 206px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10984\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10984\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-2-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-2-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-2-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-2-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-2.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/category\/about-the-characters\/\"><strong>About The Characters<\/strong><\/a> post series focuses on the minor characters in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.helenlowe.info\/wallofnight.html\"><strong>The Wall Of Night<\/strong><\/a> series, in large part because:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>\u201cI think it\u2019s the presence of the smaller characters that \u201cmakes\u201d a story, creating texture around the main points of view.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>~ from: <\/em>Legend Award Finalist&#8217;s Interview, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the series focused exclusively on characters from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.helenlowe.info\/heirofnight.html\"><em><strong>The Heir of Night<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, but now I\u2019m continuing on with minor characters from both <a href=\"http:\/\/www.helenlowe.info\/gatheringofthelost.html\"><em><strong>The Gathering Of The Lost<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.helenlowe.info\/daughterofblood.html\"><em><strong>Daughter of Blood<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u2014 in alphabetical order, by name, of course!<\/p>\n<p>As you will perceive, being readers of both perception and acuity, we are still in \u201cL\u201d \u2013 and about to encounter a triumvirate of Lords. &#x1f60a;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30087\" style=\"width: 197px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30087\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30087\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GatheringofLost_new_small-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GatheringofLost_new_small.jpg 187w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GatheringofLost_new_small-94x150.jpg 94w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Lord Bonamark:<\/strong> the Marklord of Bonamark in the southern realm of Emer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em>The Allerion company, a strong showing of heavy cavalry and longbowmen, was passing now and two knights turned off to speak with Lord Bonamark and his captain. \u201cThe truce of Midsummer prevails,\u201d Raven said, \u201cbut Lord Allerion will have waited until the Lathyarans came though before dispatching his own people.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em>\u201cTo make sure it prevails,\u201d Girvase murmured. \u2026 Lord Bonamark let the Allerion knights\u2019 dust die down before giving the word to proceed, but there was still too much traffic and Malian had to dampen and retie her face covering every other hour.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>~ from \u00a9 <em>The Gathering of The Lost<\/em>, <strong>The Wall Of Night<\/strong> Book Two \u2013 Chapter 30, The Welcome Cup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The About The Characters post series focuses on the minor characters in The Wall Of Night series, in large part because: \u201cI think it\u2019s the presence of the smaller characters that \u201cmakes\u201d a story, creating texture around the main points of view.\u201d ~ from: Legend Award Finalist&#8217;s Interview, 2013 Initially, the series focused exclusively on 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