Short Fiction · Character
Bess Allardyce
A minor female character.
minor
Also known as Bess
First appearance: riya s foundling
Bess Allardyce shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A slender, regal woman waiting for Sollenar on the terrace, briefly seen through a translucent drapery before Sollenar dismisses her.
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In I: A slender, regal woman waiting for Sollenar on the terrace, briefly seen through a translucent drapery before Sollenar dismisses her. Later, in II: Sollenar's companion who waits for him, shares spiced cider on…
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- Minor Martian characters
- Key and minor characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
This is the dramatic climax because Greaves confronts his deepest fear—becoming a Shadow—and resolves it by ch…
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See Bess Allardyce in riya s foundling