Midwinter · Character
Tom Heather
A local man with a small role in the plot.
minor
Also known as Tom
First appearance: viii broom at the crossroads
Tom Heather shows up with force in I: In Which a Highland Gentleman Misses His Way. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A gamekeeper in service to Sir Edward Turner, who is brutally beating a young moor-boy named Zerry when Alastair intervenes.
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In I: In Which a Highland Gentleman Misses His Way: A gamekeeper in service to Sir Edward Turner, who is brutally beating a young moor-boy…
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- Closing
Alastair’s emotional peak occurs when his selfless, quixotic resolve to protect Claudia’s love collapses into…
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