Thornlost (Book 3) (59 page)

Airilie
Jeska’s daughter

Jeschenar
masquer, Touchstone

Challender, Mirko
tregetour, Crystal Sparks

Coldkettle, Lord
Prince Ashgar’s private secretary

Crowkeeper, Herris
fettler, Black Lightning

Czillag

Chattim
glisker, the Shadowshapers

Deshenanda
his wife

Daggering, Lederris
masquer, Crystal Sparks

Eastkeeping

Lord Kelinn
Vrennerie’s husband

Lady Vrennerie
lady-in-waiting to Princess Miriuzca

Emmot
Sagemaster; Cade’s teacher, now retired

Fairwalk, Lord Kearney
Touchstone’s manager

Fluter, Tobalt
reporter,
The Nayword

Goldbraider, Vered
tregetour and masquer, the Shadowshapers

Grainer

Chirene
Sakary’s wife

Sakary
fettler, the Shadowshapers

Henick, Cyed
Archduke

Panshilara
his wife, the Archduchess

Highcollar

Lord Isshak
Lady Jaspiela’s father

Lady Kiritin
Lady Jaspiela’s mother; born Blackswan

Kevelock, Rauel
tregetour and masquer, the Shadowshapers

Knottinger, Thierin
tregetour, Black Lightning

Longbranch, Trenal
tregetour, Hawk’s Claw

Mistress Caitiffer
Mieka’s mother-in-law

Mistress Gesha
Trollwife at Shellery House

Mistress Luta
Trollwife in Seekhaven

Mistress Mirdley
Trollwife at Redpebble Square

Mistress Tola
Trollwife; friend of Mistress Mirdley’s

Mistress Wingdove
innkeeper in Lilyleaf; “Croodle”

Needler, Romuald
the Shadowshapers’ manager

Oakapple, Lord
distant cousin of the Blackpaths

Piercehand, Lord Rolon
owner of Castle Eyot; compulsive collector

Robel
Yazz’s wife; part Giant

Seamark, Kaj
masquer, Black Lightning

Silversun

Cadriel
Zekien’s father; Master Fettler

Cayden
tregetour, Touchstone

Derien
Cade’s younger brother

Lady Jaspiela
Cade and Dery’s mother; born Highcollar

Zekien
their father

Spangler, Pirro
glisker, Black Lightning

Staindrop, Brishen
Mishia’s sister

Tawnymoor, Lord
Princess Iamina’s husband

Threadchaser

Crisiant
Rafe’s wife; born Bramblecotte

Rafcadion
fettler, Touchstone

Mistress
Rafe’s mother

Master
Rafe’s father; baker

Warringheath, Master
owner of the Kiral Kellari

Windthistle

Barsabias
Hadden’s great-uncle; “Uncle Breedbate”

Blye
Jed’s wife; born Cindercliff; glasscrafter

Cilka
Mieka’s sister

Hadden
Mieka’s father

Jedris
Jez’s twin brother

Jezael
Mieka’s brother

Jinsie
Mieka’s twin sister

Jindra
Mieka’s daughter

Jorie
Tavier’s twin sister

Mieka
glisker, Touchstone

Mishia
Mieka’s mother; born Staindrop

Mistress Windthistle
Mieka’s wife; born Caitiffer

Petrinka
Cilka’s twin sister

Sharadel
Hadden’s great-grandmother; born Snowminder

Tavier
Mieka’s youngest brother

Yazz
Touchstone’s coachman; part Giant

Ashgar
Prince; heir to the throne

Iamina
Princess; King Meredan’s younger sister

Meredan
King of Albeyn

Miriuzca
Princess; Ashgar’s wife

Roshien
Queen of Albeyn

approof
approbation; approval

backspang
a tricky evasion

bantling
infant

bemoil
daubed with dirt

blatherskite
obnoxious, loudmothed braggart

blatteroon
person who won’t shut up

breedbate
someone who likes to start arguments or stir up quarrels

caitiff
witch

carkanet
necklace

chankings
food you spit out

chavish
the sound of many birds chirping or singing at once; the sound of many people chattering at once

cheveril
kid leather

clinquant
glittering

clumperton
clownish, clumsy lout

The Consecreations
consecrate
collided with
creation;
the local holy book

coof
simpleton

crambazzle
worn-out, dissipated old man

cullion
rude, disagreeable, mean-spirited person

dizzard
numbskull

dwarmy
unhealthful weather

fliting
an exchange of invective, abuse, or mockery, especially one in verse set forth between two poets

flutch
world-class couch potato

fortyer
forty days of quarantine imposed on ships to guard against plague

fribbler
foolish, fussy man; also
a fribble
;
to fribble
as a verb

fritlag
worthless good-for-nothing

frustling
shaking out and exhibiting feathers or plumage

giddiot
“giddy” and “idiot”

ginnel
a narrow passage between buildings

glunsh
to devour food in hasty, noisy gulps; by extension, a glutton

grinagog
a stupid, gaping grin

hindering
a warding put on an individual’s magic so it cannot be used

kagged
mutilated Elfen ears

luffed
drunk

mathom
gift

quat
a pimple; used in contempt of a person

rumbullion
an old term for rum

smatchet
impudent, contemptible child

snarge
a person no one likes; a total jerk

staggers
a disease in horses characterized by giddiness; hence any bewildering distress

swizz
swindle; con

tiring room
from
retire;
a private chamber

twee
just too absolutely cute for words

yark
vomit

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hese words are displayed at the Honnold Gate of Scripps College, my alma mater (and that of the friends to whom this book is dedicated), and I am personally convinced that this is the last time the word
hopefully
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Much beholden for:

my parents, Bob and Alma Rawn

my sister, Laurie Rawn

James J. W. Taylor, whose (definitely
not
tumbling-down) wall gave me an idea

Tracy, Derek, and Tiffany Taylor

John and Gena Lang

Mary Anne Ford and Phil Dion

the Busbys and the Johnsons

Russell Galen and Danny Baror

Beth Meacham

Amy Saxon

M
elanie Rawn is the author of the bestselling Dragon Prince trilogy and of the Dragon Star trilogy. She graduated from Scripps College with a BA in history, and has worked as a teacher and editor. Rawn lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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(June 2014)

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