A Tangled Tale · Character
Norman
A young traveller whose filial patience and dry composure are tested by his father's mounting alarm and the island's increasingly ominous customs.
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First appearance: knot i excelsior
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Norman walks beside his anxious father through a land of chained peacocks and talk of beating, answering fearful whispers with gentle, indifferent-sounding questions. When his father clutches his shoulder in sudden…
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