The Dewy Morn · Character

The Squire

A local landowner and figure of authority.

minor

Also known as Squire

First appearance: volume i i

The Squire's tie to Letitia Cornleigh is one of the pressures that moves The Dewy Morn—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Cornleigh Cornleigh is portrayed as inscrutable and passive, with a youthful appearance and a habit of looking downward.

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With Letitia Cornleigh (family): Letitia Cornleigh and The Squire are likely family members, with a relationship defined by domestic and social obligations. With Abner Brown (rivalry): Abner Brown and The Squire are antagonists, competing for influence or opposing each other's interests. With Abner Brown (rivalry): Abner Brown and The Squire are antagonists, competing for influence or opposing each other's interests.

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See The Squire in volume i i

Character Web

10 connections

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Relationship types

Family
Rivalry
Other

Character groups

Cornleigh family and associates
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Letitia Cornleigh
family · ambivalent
Letitia Cornleigh and The Squire are likely family members, with a relationship defined… How this plays out →
Abner Brown
rivalry · negative
Abner Brown
rivalry · negative
Letitia Cornleigh
family · ambivalent
Letitia Cornleigh and The Squire are likely family members, with a relationship defined… How this plays out →
Letitia Cornleigh
family · ambivalent
Letitia Cornleigh and The Squire are likely family members, with a relationship defined… How this plays out →

Letitia Cornleigh
Letitia Cornleigh and The Squire are likely family members, with a relationship defined by domestic and social obligations.
Abner Brown
Abner Brown and The Squire are antagonists, competing for influence or opposing each other's interests.
Abner Brown
Abner Brown and The Squire are antagonists, competing for influence or opposing each other's interests.
Letitia Cornleigh
Letitia Cornleigh and The Squire are likely family members, with a relationship defined by domestic and social obligations.
Letitia Cornleigh
Letitia Cornleigh and The Squire are likely family members, with a relationship defined by domestic and social obligations.

Relationship notes

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See The Squire in volume i i

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