# Dave Greaves — Short Fiction character guide

> Dave Greaves in Short Fiction by Algis Budrys.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** David Greaves, Greaves, Dave

**First appearance:** 0000-riya-s-foundling

## Snapshot

An awakened god who answers Mayron's mockery with a demand to leave his court, holding his ground by doing nothing at all.

## Who they are

Greaves stands in the court of conquered monsters beside the atheist Vigil and the excited Adelie, facing Mayron, First of Shadows, who taunts that his whole virtue rests on doing nothing. He has been kept asleep by his guardian when he might have been free, and he presses that debt against Vigil even as he braces for tomorrow's fight. His refusal to be baited, and the question of what a god is for, anchor the story's early arc.

## Relationships

### [Mayron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/mayron)

_friendship_

Dave Greaves and Mayron are steadfast friends, supporting each other through challenges.

### [Adelie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/adelie)

_romantic_

Adelie and Dave Greaves are lovers, with a deep emotional and possibly physical bond.

### [Old Vigil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/old_vigil)

_friendship_

Dave Greaves and Old Vigil are companions, with Old Vigil acting as a mentor or wise ally.

### [Mort Weidmann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/mort_weidmann)

_rivalry_

Dave Greaves and Mort Weidmann are enemies, locked in a bitter conflict.

### [Mayron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/mayron)

_friendship_

Dave Greaves and Mayron are steadfast friends, supporting each other through challenges.

### [Old Vigil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/old_vigil)

_friendship_

Dave Greaves and Old Vigil are companions, with Old Vigil acting as a mentor or wise ally.

### [Mort Weidmann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/mort_weidmann)

_rivalry_

Dave Greaves and Mort Weidmann are enemies, locked in a bitter conflict.

### [Adelie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/adelie)

_romantic_

Adelie and Dave Greaves are lovers, with a deep emotional and possibly physical bond.

### [Old Vigil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/old_vigil)

_friendship_

Dave Greaves and Old Vigil are companions, with Old Vigil acting as a mentor or wise ally.

### [Adelie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/characters/adelie)

_romantic_

Adelie and Dave Greaves are lovers, with a deep emotional and possibly physical bond.

## In the story

### [Wall of Crystal, Eye of Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/chapters/wall-of-crystal-eye-of-night)

Wakes as a legendary figure, grappling with his new identity and the weight of expectation.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/chapters/i)

The protagonist who pilots the Defiance to Venus, survives the crash by entering an anesthetic-filled capsule, and reflects on his life's ambition and the potential flaw in his design.

### [The Awakening of David Greaves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/chapters/ii)

Awakens from a centuries-long sleep to find himself worshipped as a god in a strange court.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/chapters/iii)

Awakened from his long sleep, Greaves asserts his will against Vigil and prepares to face Mayron.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_2_se/chapters/iv)

Confronts Mayron and destroys the Shadow's machine, becoming a god-like figure.

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