# Fulke d'Arnaye — The Line of Love character guide

> Fulke d'Arnaye in The Line of Love by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Fulke, D'Arnaye, d'Arnaye

**First appearance:** 0005-i-the-episode-called-the-wedding-jest

## Snapshot

A French prisoner of seven years' standing, Fulke d'Arnaye jests about his captivity while his eyes betray a hunger no bloodletting or Greek well can cure.

## Who they are

Taken at Agincourt and held without ransom by Henry's deliberate policy, Fulke is penned at Hugh Vernon's estate like a starling in a cage, denied even the fields where herbs grow. He courts Adelais with mock-medical wit, cataloguing the ancient cures for love he cannot reach, and his laughter never quite conceals the mirthless stare beneath. His imprisonment embodies the long reach of old wars into private gardens, and his wooing of his captor's sister tests where loyalty ends and desire begins.

## In the story

### [IV: The Episode Called “Sweet Adelais”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_line_of_love_se/chapters/iv-the-episode-called-sweet-adelais)

A French prisoner of war, hopelessly in love with Adelais, rescues her from Roger Darke and duels him.

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