Short Fiction · Character
Harolde Dugald
A winged speaker who walks where others run, chosen to be the first voice that tells a sleeping Earth the nightmares are over.
supporting
Also known as Dugald
First appearance: riya s foundling
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Harolde Dugald is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Noble of the Seaboard League who betrays Geoffrey by firing on him during the battle, then pursues him into the wilderness.
Dugald moves through the same night as Ermine and Charpantier, but his task is the gentler one: to reach a small town of men he has already chosen, reassure them first, and let them reassure others like older brothers soothing the younger. He has hands but lacks them; Charpantier lacks a finger and still acts. What he fears is not the Veld's power but the Veld's trembling hand — and what any of them will actually say when morning comes.
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
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- Lord Geoffrey
friendship · positive
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