Lem
Tress's father, an islander of Diggen's Point left lame by a long-ago accident in the salt mines. He helps his wife Ulba knit socks to sell to sailors. STD:Tress:Ch 4
Known facts
- currency-of-favoursLem is poor in coin but rich in unspoken debts — a man who quietly helps half the island and never brings it up afterward. When Tress needs help getting off Diggen's Point, he spends a night at Brick's tavern calling those debts in by indirection, and the next morning Gremmy, Sor and Brick are on her doorstep ready to help.STD:Tress:Ch 6
Events
- STD:Tress:Ch 4 Helps Ulba knit socks at home while Tress keeps the household together through the long year of waiting for Charlie's next cup.
- STD:Tress:Ch 6 Limps into Brick's tavern late at night and plays a long series of dart games, using each opponent as a pretext to remind them — without ever quite asking — of the favour they owe him.
- STD:Tress:Epilogue Comes down to the docks with Tress's mother and her little brother; embraces her.
Backreferences
- summarySTD:Tress:Ch 4
- factTress
- factUlba
- summarySTD:Tress:Ch 6
- factLem
- factBrick's Tavern
- factJule
- factRod