A Tangled Tale · Character
Lambert
One of Clara's three brothers, decisive where others hedge, whose certainty about midnight and other puzzles lands him in hot water with his tutor.
supporting
Also known as Robert
First appearance: knot i excelsior
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Lambert has just come in from a walk with his brothers and their old tutor, and he is the one who answers Hugh's riddles with unshakable confidence — 'Always,' he says, when Balbus counsels 'Sometimes.' That blunt…
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- Other
Character groups
- Secondary adventure participants
- Core puzzle solvers
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Balbus
friendship · positive
- Hugh
friendship · positive
- Balbus
friendship · positive
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