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Cavallo

The formidable matriarch of Cavallo Machine-Tool, a woman whose authority on Azor makes even Ross's errands feel like trespassing.

supporting

Also known as the Cavallo, Miss Cavallo

First appearance: i

As a supporting figure in Search the Sky, Cavallo is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Miss Cavallo, head of Cavallo Machine-Tool, dismisses Ross's warnings about the dying planets, threatens him with Minerva, and orders him out of her office.

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Cavallo runs the biggest firm on Novj Grad's south side, and Ross's visit to her works ends with him muttering 'stupid old bat' in the street — a blasphemy Helena gently scolds. She embodies Azor's rigid, conservative order, the closed-mindedness Ross rails against when he names Haarland as the lone exception. Her refusal to entertain new ideas is what sends Ross and Helena walking Fifteen Street, where Helena's careless word 'women' detonates a mob and reveals just how alien this world's rules truly are.

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Character Web

12 connections

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Character groups

Wealthy and Minor Characters
Core Crew and Family
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
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Breaking point

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friendship · positive
Cavallo is a friend or ally of Ross, with interactions suggesting trust and cooperation. How this plays out →
Ross
friendship · positive
Cavallo is a friend or ally of Ross, with interactions suggesting trust and cooperation. How this plays out →
Ross
friendship · positive
Cavallo is a friend or ally of Ross, with interactions suggesting trust and cooperation. How this plays out →

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