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* Eyes "so bright a blue they approached purple" <ref name="EvenWingless1">''Even the Wingless'', part 1</ref> | * Eyes "so bright a blue they approached purple" <ref name="EvenWingless1">''Even the Wingless'', part 1</ref> | ||
* Oldest Chatcaavan the [[Queen Ransomed|Slave Queen]] had ever seen, whose wings needed regular oiling <ref name="EvenWingless2">''Even the Wingless, part 2</ref><ref name="EvenWingless1" /> | * Oldest Chatcaavan the [[Queen Ransomed|Slave Queen]] had ever seen, whose wings needed regular oiling <ref name="EvenWingless2">''Even the Wingless, part 2</ref><ref name="EvenWingless1" /> | ||
His face was less mobile than the Emperor's. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
He has been the Emperor's Second for many years, testing the cup for poison for him at the suppers. | |||
His office had bookcases: books, scrolls, and tablets in the shelves, with the occasional decoration: a jagged amethyst formation, a glob of onyx. A viewscreen with a map of the Throneworld solar system, and a writing desk. | |||
Oddly facile with Alliance interfaces. | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
* "You give honor wounds to an alien. If the court discovered it, they could accuse you of devaluing honor." | |||
* "It is an act, Exalted. Test him. You will see I speak truth. Devise a way to expose this weakness in him and you will see he is no different from those the Alliance sent before." | |||
* "Nothing can calm my spirit. I have seen the future and it is painted red with folly." | |||
* "What makes us Chatcaava is that we can Change--and we don't." | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 19:14, 30 June 2020
The first Second we meet, during the events of Even the Wingless.
Physical Description
- Eyes "so bright a blue they approached purple" [1]
- Oldest Chatcaavan the Slave Queen had ever seen, whose wings needed regular oiling [2][1]
His face was less mobile than the Emperor's.
Biography
He has been the Emperor's Second for many years, testing the cup for poison for him at the suppers.
His office had bookcases: books, scrolls, and tablets in the shelves, with the occasional decoration: a jagged amethyst formation, a glob of onyx. A viewscreen with a map of the Throneworld solar system, and a writing desk.
Oddly facile with Alliance interfaces.
Quotes
- "You give honor wounds to an alien. If the court discovered it, they could accuse you of devaluing honor."
- "It is an act, Exalted. Test him. You will see I speak truth. Devise a way to expose this weakness in him and you will see he is no different from those the Alliance sent before."
- "Nothing can calm my spirit. I have seen the future and it is painted red with folly."
- "What makes us Chatcaava is that we can Change--and we don't."
Trivia
- kept notes about what happened, including the acts of the Slave Queen, which were left behind for the next Second to read [3]