# Callum Beg — Waverley character guide > Callum Beg in Waverley by Walter Scott. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Callum, little Callum Beg **First appearance:** 0024-part-i-xix-the-chief-and-his-mansion ## Snapshot Fergus MacIvor's young page, who obeys pistol-loading and darker orders with the same unnerving coolness, never startled, never dismayed, never disconcerted. ## Who they are Callum is the silent, ever-present attendant in Fergus's household, a boy whose composure in the face of his chief's rages marks him as something more than a servant. He moves through scenes of crisis without flinching, and his loyalty to Fergus carries an edge of ruthlessness that the novel leaves deliberately unspoken. His presence shadows the Jacobite plot with the suggestion that devotion and violence are never far apart. ## Relationships ### [Edward Waverley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/characters/edward_waverley) _professional_ Callum Beg is Fergus's young, devoted servant who attends to Edward during his stay at Glennaquoich. ### [Edward Waverley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/characters/edward_waverley) _professional_ Callum Beg is Fergus's young, devoted servant who attends to Edward during his stay at Glennaquoich. ### [Edward Waverley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/characters/edward_waverley) _professional_ Callum Beg is Fergus's young, devoted servant who attends to Edward during his stay at Glennaquoich. ## In the story ### [Preface to the Third Edition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/preface-to-the-third-edition) Mentioned as a character whose portrayal of a spirit naturally turned to daring evil has been objected to by some readers. ### [Waverley Proceeds on His Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xviii-waverley-proceeds-on-his-journey) Fergus's page, carrying the chieftain's claymore, follows in the rear. ### [A Stag-Hunt and Its Consequences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxiv-a-stag-hunt-and-its-consequences) Left to attend Waverley during his recovery; speaks pertly to the host. ### [Waverley's Reception in the Lowlands After His Highland Tour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-i-xxix-waverley-s-reception-in-the-lowlands-after-his-highland-tour) Accompanies Waverley disguised as a Lowland groom, warns him to be discreet about Fergus, and enjoys the landlord's ridiculous appearance. ### [XII: The Mystery Begins to Be Cleared Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xii-the-mystery-begins-to-be-cleared-up) Receives Fergus and Waverley at the Chief's quarters. ### [A Soldier's Dinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii-a-soldier-s-dinner) Guards the tailor to ensure Waverley's Highland dress is finished quickly. ### [XV: The March](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xv-the-march) Rouses Waverley, assists him with his tartans, and informs him of the Prince's and Fergus's movements. ### [An Incident Gives Rise to Unavailing Reflections](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xvi-an-incident-gives-rise-to-unavailing-reflections) Sent by Fergus to assist Waverley; removes the body and hides the cloak for his mother. ### [XVII: The Eve of Battle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xvii-the-eve-of-battle) Aims his fusee at Colonel Gardiner but is stopped by a seer's prophecy. ### [XX: The English Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xx-the-english-prisoner) Brings horses for Fergus and Edward, adjusting Waverley's stirrups. ### [XXII: Intrigues of Love and Politics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxii-intrigues-of-love-and-politics) Dismissed by Waverley due to suspicion of spying. ### [Fergus a Suitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxiv-fergus-a-suitor) Calmly obeys Fergus's order to load pistols during his fit of rage. ### [Exertion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxvii-exertion) Mentioned by Talbot as a dangerous young Highlander, nearly causing a fatal incident. ### [The Confusion of King Agramant’s Camp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxix-the-confusion-of-king-agramant-s-camp) Fires at Waverley from a lurking-place; denies the act but is ordered into custody by the Prince, then left to Fergus's justice. ### [A Skirmish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxx-a-skirmish) Present with Fergus and Evan Dhu during the desperate defense against cavalry. ### [Chapter of Accidents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxi-chapter-of-accidents) Found dead on the battlefield, his skull cloven by a trooper's broadsword. ### [Desolation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/chapters/part-ii-xxxiv-desolation) Reported killed in the same night as Waverley was thought to have been killed. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/characters/callum_beg - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/waverley_se/characters