The Rescue · Character

Immada

Hassim's sister, a Wajo princess raised in exile, Immada walks where great ladies would be carried and whispers her fears to her brother through the night.

supporting

Also known as Mas Immada, Princess Immada

First appearance: part ii the shore of refuge

As a supporting figure in The Rescue, Immada is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Hassim's sister, also waiting.

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Immada shares her brother's wandering fate, the only companion of his life and a child of the same mother, brave as a man yet a very woman in her fears. She dreads the negotiations that hang on Belarab's caprice and the greed of his young wife, and her anguished doubts press Hassim toward desperate choices. Her hard lot is one of the private pities that drives Lingard's resolve to wake up the country.

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Character Web

13 connections

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Relationship types

Friendship
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Character groups

Political power brokers
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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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friendship · positive
A protective and paternal bond, with Immada as a symbol of the world Lingard feels… How this plays out →
Captain Lingard
friendship · positive
A protective and paternal bond, with Immada as a symbol of the world Lingard feels… How this plays out →
Captain Lingard
friendship · positive
A protective and paternal bond, with Immada as a symbol of the world Lingard feels… How this plays out →

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In the story

Immada appears across 12 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

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I
Hassim's sister, also waiting. She is dressed in man's clothes, with a black silk jacket and gold embroidery, and shows fiery gravity and hope for Lingard's return.
IV
Listens intently, exclaims and claps hands, and shows reverence by pressing her forehead to Lingard's sleeve.
V
Immada is mentioned as waiting with Hassim on the islet, a reminder of the personal stakes and the loyalty that binds Lingard to their cause.
VI
Referenced as a source of Lingard's sentimental pity.
VII
Stands with Hassim, waving farewell to Lingard.
III
Arrives with Hassim, expresses that Lingard never looked for them, and shows shy resolution.
IV
Expresses triumph and despair, and shares a profound gaze with Mrs. Travers, highlighting cultural and emotional contrasts.
I
Appears with her brother, Hassim, near Lingard's boat.
III
Expresses distress and fear, pleading with Lingard to look away from Mrs. Travers.
IV
Seems frightened by Lingard's outburst, representing the emotional weight of the waiting.
IV
Remembered alongside her brother Hassim, Immada is part of the mission to Belarab. Lingard's recollection of them is tied to his sense of responsibility and the looming failure of his plans.
II
Princess of Wajo, captured alongside her brother Hassim, showing both bravery and fear.

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