Gale
A young male Chatcaava. Son of the Emperor; bold in demeanor. Best friends with Whisper, his half-brother. Was one of the founding members of Hope's Navy.
Physical Characteristics
Described as a stripling hip-height on the Queen Ransomed, ferocious and without guile.
Biography
The Emperor's oldest male child; he is 11 revolutions old at the time of the Insurrection. [1] He defended the Mother from the Queen Ransomed when she appeared for the first time in the Nursery: "If you hurt her, I will hurt you! I am a male, and you only female! Even if I am young, I can have you punished!" [2] He was initially shocked by the sight of the Queen Changing, but afterwards he was wary and fascinated.[3] When the Queen assigns him the task of teaching everyone to read, female sisters and female slave nursemaids alike, he says, tentatively, that "it would be fun."[3]
Quotes
- "I know them [letters] better than anyone else. I read many things. I read sometimes to the babies, too."[3]
- "Having wings doesn't make you better than other people. Just like having more arms doesn't... doesn't make you better than the aliens who only have one set. It just means you're different."[1]
- "What does it matter what we are now, Maazi, when we don't know what we'll be? All I do know is... we have to choose whether we want to be good... or bad." [1]
Trivia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Major Pieces, "Hope's Navy"
- ↑ Amulet Rampant, Chapter 2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Amulet Rampant, Chapter 10