# Charles Hay — Midwinter character guide

> Charles Hay in Midwinter by John Buchan.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Tinnis, Mr. Charlie, Mr. Charles Hay of Tinnis

**First appearance:** 0003-i-in-which-a-highland-gentleman-misses-his-way

## Snapshot

A young Scottish laird of fiery temper and divided loyalties, caught between the southern sun and the grey hills that cradle Tweed.

## Who they are

Charles Hay of Tinnis rides south under a borrowed name, his Highland instincts at odds with a soft land of tangled forests and forbidden roads. He is on a journey where secrecy matters as much as speed, and his impatience with briars and drizzle reveals a temper that will not be schooled by caution. His twin loyalties to Wychwood and to Fannich's lake place him at the meeting point of two worlds, and his path crosses the story's intrigues at their most exposed.

## In the story

### [XV: Bids Farewell to a Scots Laird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/midwinter_se/chapters/xv-bids-farewell-to-a-scots-laird)

Commands a patrol of Elcho's Horse; agrees to assist Alastair in capturing Kyd.

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