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Thomas Yownie

A Gorbals Die-Hard who reports the fall of the Tower and the enemy's numbers in a quiet, even voice, Thomas Yownie is the corps' unshakeable young witness.

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Also known as Thomas

First appearance: XV: The Gorbals Die-Hards Go Into Action

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Arrives limping and battered, hailed by Dougal as the hero who helped defeat the enemy, compared to Blücher.

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Thomas serves under Dougal in the Die-Hards, the ragged boy-scout army that has adopted Huntingtower's defense as its own campaign. When the Tower door is blown in and Heritage is feared lost, Thomas delivers the news without flinching, then stands ready for orders while Mrs. Morran rails and Dickson despairs. His steadiness under bad news gives the defense its tone: these are children behaving like veterans, and their composure shames the adults into action.

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Gorbals Die-Hards and locals
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.

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Aftermath
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X: Deals with an Escape and a Journey
Makes beds for the ladies in the Tower.
XIV: The Second Battle of the Cruives
Arrives limping and battered, hailed by Dougal as the hero who helped defeat the enemy, compared to Blücher.
XV: The Gorbals Die-Hards Go Into Action
Chief of Staff, calm and strategic. He devises the infiltration plan to make the enemy think the police have arrived, using the Die-Hards' skills.

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