# Gib — Short Fiction character guide

> Gib in Short Fiction by Manly Wade Wellman.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** poor Gib

**First appearance:** 0006-the-golgotha-dancers

## Who they are

A minor character, possibly a servant or local.

## Relationships

### [Jael Bettiss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/characters/jael_bettiss)

_friendship_

Gib and Jael Bettiss are close allies and companions, often working together in difficult situations.

### [Ivy Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/characters/ivy_hill)

_friendship_

Gib and Ivy Hill are steadfast friends who rely on each other in times of need.

### [Jael Bettiss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/characters/jael_bettiss)

_friendship_

Gib and Jael Bettiss are close allies and companions, often working together in difficult situations.

### [Ivy Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/characters/ivy_hill)

_friendship_

Gib and Ivy Hill are steadfast friends who rely on each other in times of need.

### [Ivy Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/characters/ivy_hill)

_friendship_

Gib and Ivy Hill are steadfast friends who rely on each other in times of need.

### [Jael Bettiss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/characters/jael_bettiss)

_friendship_

Gib and Jael Bettiss are close allies and companions, often working together in difficult situations.

## In the story

### [I: Drafted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/i-drafted)

Nickname for Gilbert Connatt, used throughout the chapter.

### [III: Enter Judge Pursuivant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/iii-enter-judge-pursuivant)

Narrator and observer; watches Sigrid leave with ruefulness and later receives a warning from Pursuivant.

### [IV: Into the Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/iv-into-the-country)

The narrator, addressed as 'Gib' by Jake Switz; travels to the theater and interacts with Pursuivant.

### [X: That Evening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/x-that-evening)

Present during the discovery of Pursuivant; Jake addresses him as 'Gib'.

### [XII: Return Engagement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/xii-return-engagement)

Narrator and protagonist; reconciles with Sigrid and proposes marriage.

### [The Witch's Cat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_37_se/chapters/the-witch-s-cat)

Jael Bettiss's gaunt black cat, smeared with soot and underfed. He gains human speech and reasoning through magic, and is torn between loyalty to his home and desire for a better life.

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