# Lucy — Ralestone Luck character guide

> Lucy in Ralestone Luck by Andre Norton.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0012-x-into-the-swamp

## Snapshot

A swamp-wise housekeeper who takes the newly arrived Ralestones in hand, installing a cook over their protests and running Pirate's Haven with quiet authority.

## Who they are

Lucy belongs to the older, half-wild Louisiana that the Ralestones have inherited along with their crumbling plantation, and she moves through it with the ease of someone who has always known its ways. She adopts the displaced siblings with a firm, unsentimental care, deciding for them what they need before they have thought to ask. Her presence signals that Pirate's Haven is not empty and not theirs alone, and that survival there will depend on trusting people whose knowledge runs deeper than any deed.

## Relationships

### [Val Ralestone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ralestone_luck_se/characters/val_ralestone)

_romantic_

Lucy is a romantic interest for Val, with a tender and developing relationship full of affection.

### [Sir Roderick de la Stone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ralestone_luck_se/characters/sir_roderick_de_la_stone)

_friendship_

Lucy shares a warm and respectful friendship with Sir Roderick, often acting as a confidante.

### [Sir Roderick de la Stone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ralestone_luck_se/characters/sir_roderick_de_la_stone)

_friendship_

Lucy shares a warm and respectful friendship with Sir Roderick, often acting as a confidante.

### [Val Ralestone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ralestone_luck_se/characters/val_ralestone)

_romantic_

Lucy is a romantic interest for Val, with a tender and developing relationship full of affection.

### [Val Ralestone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ralestone_luck_se/characters/val_ralestone)

_romantic_

Lucy is a romantic interest for Val, with a tender and developing relationship full of affection.

### [Sir Roderick de la Stone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ralestone_luck_se/characters/sir_roderick_de_la_stone)

_friendship_

Lucy shares a warm and respectful friendship with Sir Roderick, often acting as a confidante.

## In the story

### [VIII: Great-Uncle Rick Walks the Hall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ralestone_luck_se/chapters/viii-great-uncle-rick-walks-the-hall)

Arrives with her family, takes charge of the kitchen, and orders Ricky and Val about.

### [IX: Portrait of a Lady and a Gentleman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ralestone_luck_se/chapters/ix-portrait-of-a-lady-and-a-gentleman)

Asserts her authority as head of household; herds Val to breakfast; comments on his thinness.

## Links

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