# Deklay — The Defiant Agents character guide

> Deklay in The Defiant Agents by Andre Norton.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-iii

## Who they are

A Tatar warrior on Topaz, loyal to Menlik.

## Relationships

### [Travis Fox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_defiant_agents_se/characters/travis_fox)

_friendship_

Deklay is a trusted companion to Travis, often collaborating in survival and battle.

### [Buck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_defiant_agents_se/characters/buck)

_friendship_

Buck and Deklay are fellow warriors and friends, fighting together as part of the same tribe.

### [Buck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_defiant_agents_se/characters/buck)

_friendship_

Buck and Deklay are fellow warriors and friends, fighting together as part of the same tribe.

### [Travis Fox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_defiant_agents_se/characters/travis_fox)

_friendship_

Deklay is a trusted companion to Travis, often collaborating in survival and battle.

### [Travis Fox](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_defiant_agents_se/characters/travis_fox)

_friendship_

Deklay is a trusted companion to Travis, often collaborating in survival and battle.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_defiant_agents_se/chapters/iv)

Openly hostile, accuses Travis of white man's trickery and rejects the ga-n (animal allies) as devilish.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_defiant_agents_se/chapters/ix)

Expresses distrust and antagonism toward the Tatars and Travis's reliance on machines.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_defiant_agents_se/chapters/xiii)

Antagonist who had Travis stoned and outlawed; accepts the duel challenge.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_defiant_agents_se/chapters/xiv)

Accompanies Buck to the ship; seeks to restore his honor after being beaten by Travis.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_defiant_agents_se/chapters/xviii)

Stampedes the horse herd, riding bareback and whooping; identified by Jil-Lee.

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