Short Fiction · Character
Old Doctor John-Luis
An elderly physician who serves the Creole community.
minor
Also known as Doctor John-Luis
First appearance: a wizard from gettysburg
Old Doctor John-Luis shows up with force in Mamouche. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A bachelor who lives alone on a farm, he takes in Mamouche, learns his lineage, and decides to raise him as his own child.
Old Doctor John-Luis first appears in 0013 a wizard from gettysburg.
In Mamouche: A bachelor who lives alone on a farm, he takes in Mamouche, learns his lineage, and decides to raise him as his own child.
Later, in Polydore: Attends to Mamzelle Adélaïde during her illness.
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