The Crimson Circle · Character
M. Pallion
A French contact or associate of the Crimson Circle.
minor
Also known as Pallion
First appearance: xxxii a trip to the country
M. Pallion shows up with force in Prologue: The Nail. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The executioner who, after a birthday dinner, drunkenly drives a nail into the guillotine, causing the abortive execution of Lightman.
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