Characters

Wyrm

Known facts

taken-as-bearn-giselMistaken by Ulric and Quinn for Ealstan's son — on the strength of his nicer clothing and the Weswaran courtesy that has him calling the thegn 'little father' — and seized as bearn-gisel to be held at Wellbury in Wealdsig's house, as a leash on Ealstan's compliance.STD:FWH:Ch 7
thrown-in-pit-by-the-compost-heapWealdsig reports — under cover of John's wizard performance — that he threw the youth Ulric left with him into the pit near the compost heap. John relays the pit's location to Sefawynn through his enhanced hearing so she and Ealstan can move on the rescue.STD:FWH:Ch 20

STD:FWH:Ch 4 Hides behind Sefawynn at first, fetches the lord at her order, and returns with him as silent witness.
STD:FWH:Ch 7 Among the servants seeing the messengers out; mistaken for Ealstan's son on the strength of his clothes and a courtesy, and seized as bearn-gisel.
STD:FWH:Ch 22 Fresh out of the pit by Wealdsig's compost heap, clutched against his sister with his back to the city wall as the soldiers close in; helps her press cloth against Ealstan's wounds and sits back hands bloody when John takes over.
STD:FWH:Ch 23 Thin from his two days in the pit and washed in the river on the way home; takes Yazad's stewed apples with both hands and goes through three bowls, grinning, while his sister keeps an arm around him as if to check he is real.

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