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Lochiel

A Highland clan chief referenced in the narrative.

minor

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

Lochiel shows up with force in IX: Old England. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Alastair writes a letter to Lochiel, his kinsman, urging the Prince to march south.
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In IX: Old England: Alastair writes a letter to Lochiel, his kinsman, urging the Prince to march south. Later, in In Which Three Gentlemen Confess Their Nakedness: Alastair imagines Lochiel and other stalwarts pleading…

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AMAlastair MacleanAMAmos MidwinterTPThe PrinceMSMr. Samuel Joh…JJJourneyman JohnLOLochiel

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Main conspirators and nobles
  • Protagonist

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

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Lochiel in i in which a highland gentleman misses his way