Lud-in-the-Mist · Character

Hazel

A young farm woman of the Gibberty household, proud of her family's honest hospitality and suspicious of her grandfather's strange widow.

supporting

Also known as Miss Hazel, Hazel Gibberty

First appearance: v ranulph goes to the widow gibberty s farm

As a supporting figure in Lud-in-the-Mist, Hazel is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Silently supports Luke, gives him fennel sprigs for protection, and is described as being treated like an old maid by the widow.

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Hazel Gibberty keeps her family's farm with a fierce sense of propriety and a deep distrust of her grandfather's new wife, whose outlandish ways and unholy fodder offend her. When Master Nathaniel falls ill under her roof, she blames the widow's firebox and her own hospitality, sobbing with terror and rage. Her plainspoken suspicion of fairy influence makes her an unexpected witness to the town's hidden dangers.

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Character Web

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Fairy Fruit Investigators
Minor Townsfolk & Family
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Master Nathaniel Chanticleer
friendship · positive
Hazel is a loyal friend and ally to Nathaniel, often assisting him in his investigations… How this plays out →
Jeremiah Gibberty
rivalry · negative
Dame Marigold Chanticleer
friendship · positive
Ranulph Chanticleer
friendship · positive
Master Nathaniel Chanticleer
friendship · positive
Hazel is a loyal friend and ally to Nathaniel, often assisting him in his investigations… How this plays out →
Master Nathaniel Chanticleer
friendship · positive
Hazel is a loyal friend and ally to Nathaniel, often assisting him in his investigations… How this plays out →
Ranulph Chanticleer
friendship · positive
Dame Marigold Chanticleer
friendship · positive
Jeremiah Gibberty
rivalry · negative
Jeremiah Gibberty
rivalry · negative

Master Nathaniel Chanticleer
Hazel is a loyal friend and ally to Nathaniel, often assisting him in his investigations and adventures.
Jeremiah Gibberty
Hazel and Jeremiah Gibberty are adversaries, with Hazel opposing Gibberty's schemes and protecting Nathaniel's interests.
Dame Marigold Chanticleer
Marigold and Hazel share a friendly bond, often working together to support Nathaniel and the household.
Ranulph Chanticleer
Hazel and Ranulph are friends and allies, often collaborating in adventures and supporting each other.
Master Nathaniel Chanticleer
Hazel is a loyal friend and ally to Nathaniel, often assisting him in his investigations and adventures.
Master Nathaniel Chanticleer
Hazel is a loyal friend and ally to Nathaniel, often assisting him in his investigations and adventures.
Ranulph Chanticleer
Hazel and Ranulph are friends and allies, often collaborating in adventures and supporting each other.
Dame Marigold Chanticleer
Marigold and Hazel share a friendly bond, often working together to support Nathaniel and the household.
Jeremiah Gibberty
Hazel and Jeremiah Gibberty are adversaries, with Hazel opposing Gibberty's schemes and protecting Nathaniel's interests.
Jeremiah Gibberty
Hazel and Jeremiah Gibberty are adversaries, with Hazel opposing Gibberty's schemes and protecting Nathaniel's interests.

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In the story

Hazel appears across 8 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

XX: Watching the Cows
Silently supports Luke, gives him fennel sprigs for protection, and is described as being treated like an old maid by the widow.
XXI: The Old Goatherd
Hazel expresses deep distrust of the widow Gibberty and Endymion Leer, and struggles with her own powerlessness to assert her legal rights as the rightful owner of the farm.
XXII: Who Is Portunus?
The granddaughter of the widow Gibberty, she is washing clothes when Nathaniel arrives and warms to him after he compliments her as the farmer.
The Northern Firebox and Dead Men's Tales
Hazel's instinctive distrust of the widow grows; she saves Master Nathaniel from suffocation and helps dig up the buried evidence.
XXIV: Belling the Cat
Emotionally distressed by the revelations; instructed to go to her aunt Mistress Ivy Peppercorn and act as plaintiff in the trial.
XXVI: “Neither Trees nor Men”
The plaintiff, a fresh-faced young girl, kneels to kiss the great seal and tells the story of her grandfather's murder.
XXIX: A Message Comes to Hazel and the First Swallow to Dame Marigold
Hazel, now a farmer, refuses to leave her post near Lud despite danger, insisting on waiting for a message from Master Nathaniel. She bravely delivers the secret message to Sebastian Thug and Bawdy Bess at the Unicorn tavern, calming the mob.
Conclusion
Marries Sebastian Thug and lives with him on her farm, visited annually by Nathaniel and Ranulph.

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