Short Fiction · Character

Falca

A named character.

minor

First appearance: a double story

Falca shows up with force in III: Vesper. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The one servant Watho trusts, who helps maintain the secret chambers.

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In III: Vesper: The one servant Watho trusts, who helps maintain the secret chambers. Later, in How Nycteris Grew: Teaches Nycteris the…

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III: Vesper
The one servant Watho trusts, who helps maintain the secret chambers.
V: Nycteris
Assists Watho in caring for Nycteris.
How Nycteris Grew
Teaches Nycteris the letters and occasionally brings her children's books.
VIII: The Lamp
Falca is supposed to be with Nycteris but often leaves her alone; Nycteris recalls her speaking of the lamp 'going out.'
IX: Out
Enters Nycteris's room after the lamp falls and is terrified, but Nycteris calms her.
X: The Great Lamp
Falca is more careful after the lamp's fall, but leaves Nycteris alone when she thinks she is asleep.
The Garden
Fasts the door to prevent Nycteris's usual exit, inadvertently leading her to find a new passage.
XIX: The Werewolf
Goes looking for Watho but cannot find her.

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