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Alicia Risingham

A quick-tongued, nowise loth young gentlewoman whose mockery of Dick's lion-driving boasts hides real courage and a ready wit in a tight corner.

supporting

Also known as Mistress Alicia Risingham, the nowise loth Alicia

First appearance: V: Night in the Woods: Alicia Risingham

As a supporting figure in The Black Arrow, Alicia Risingham is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The short young lady in furs who discovers Dick and helps him by hiding him.
In the storyIn Mine Enemies' HouseOpen this moment free

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Alicia Risingham is Joanna's friend and companion in Sir Daniel's house, a girl who can mimic a paladin's boasts one moment and offer bold counsel the next. She teases Dick about driving lions like mice, yet she is the…

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See Alicia Risingham in V: Night in the Woods: Alicia Risingham

Character Web

13 connections

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LSLord ShorebyDSDick SheltonRORichard of Glo…JSJoanna SedleyLFLord FoxhamARAlicia Risingham

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor Characters & Victims
  • Protagonist
  • Sir Daniel's Opponents & Allies

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the peak of Dick’s psychological tension and decisive act…

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See Alicia Risingham in V: Night in the Woods: Alicia Risingham
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