Lud-in-the-Mist · Character
Prunella Chanticleer
Nathaniel's spirited daughter, whose taste for the forbidden and talent for mimicry make her both the family's delight and its first casualty.
supporting
Also known as Prunella, Miss Prunella
First appearance: i master nathaniel chanticleer
As a supporting figure in Lud-in-the-Mist, Prunella Chanticleer is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
A pupil at the Academy, titters about Miss Primrose's possible marriage.
Prunella has her father's sensitivity and none of his caution, and she has already scandalized Lud by sampling fairy fruit and by doing wicked impressions of Miss Primrose's most treasured pronouncements. She moves through the Chanticleer household with a gaiety that unsettles her mother and escapes her father's notice entirely. When she vanishes with the other Crabapple Blossoms, her disappearance transforms the town's vague unease into a private terror that no amount of municipal dignity can contain.
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Relationship types
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Fairy Lore Scholars
- Fairy Fruit Investigators
- Minor Townsfolk & Family
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Master Ambrose’s psychological reversal—from rigid enforcer of anti-fairy norms to a father who listens withou…
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- Master Nathaniel Chanticleer
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- Master Nathaniel Chanticleer
family · positive
Prunella is Nathaniel's daughter, and their relationship is one of affectionate paternal… How this plays out →
- Master Nathaniel Chanticleer
family · positive
Prunella is Nathaniel's daughter, and their relationship is one of affectionate paternal… How this plays out →
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Prunella Chanticleer appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- VI: The Wind in the Crabapple Blossoms
- VII: Master Ambrose Chases a Wild Goose and Has a Vision
- XXVII: The Fair in the Elfin Marches
- XXIX: A Message Comes to Hazel and the First Swallow to Dame Marigold
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