Auctorial request

[rolanni]

OK, you trivia demons, you. Is there, in either Fledgling or Saltation, a physical description of Win Ton yo'Vala.

If you find it/them, please post it here.

Thanks!


crossposted to theo_waitley

Comments

[growlycub.livejournal.com]

From chapter 16, 'rumpled hair' and 'merry brown eyes'.

[lferion]

Fledgling: Ch 16:
"hand sweeping out to show them the boy with the rumpled hair and the leather jacket who approached their table."
"Theo turned her head, looking directly into a pair of merry brown eyes."

F 17:
"He looked down at himself mournfully, and Theo saw that he was wearing a plain blue jersey and slacks."
"He looked down at her, brown eyes glittering."

F 19:
"The Arcade was in sight, and across the busy hall she could see Win Ton in the appointed place, wearing his jacket today -- but no! That was someone else, his hair a lighter brown,"

--There might be more elsewhere but that's what I have time for right now.

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

This request tickles me rather a lot.

[fennelgiraffe.livejournal.com]

Those are all I found in Fledgling, too.

Proceeding to check Saltation now.

[xengar.livejournal.com]

I can't find anything more than this and periodic mentions of what he was wearing at a given time. However, I only did spot checks on the scenes I thought likely so I might have missed something.

Of course, saying that he is a Liaden and not mentioning any differences between him and the norm for the race does give long term readers a vague notion of his appearance.

[fennelgiraffe.livejournal.com]

Saltation, chapter 18
"delightfully familiar half-grin"

chapter 19
"Win Ton stepped inside, brown eyes flicking to Chelly,"
"His fingers were warm, patterned with callus."

[keristor.livejournal.com]

Ooh, is that a book cover I spot as the icon?

Changes over time?

[bookmobiler.livejournal.com]

How long is the time line involved here?

The young tend to change fairly rapidly over a short period of time. Us oldsters tend to expand more slowly (think Turtles). On the shoulder to shoulder thing mentioned in Theo that could also change unless the authors were being metaphorical.
BTW is there a current description of Theo?
I'm not reading chapter to chapter because of my previously mentioned problem with serialization.
Her description in "I Dare" is:
"She wasn't much more than a kid: undergrown, sharp-faced, and pale;her hair an uncertain sort of yellow, unruly rather than curly; dark eyes smudged by lack of sleep.