Ambition and Alavidha (46 page)

He had heart a
faint rumbling in the distance and had seen what might have been a
fast moving darkness in the sky.

* * * * *

This is the
beginning of a new world for us all and I won’t permit anyone to
spoil it. We shall not forget about the Lai. I won’t let anyone. We
shall not forget the Lind. I won’t let anyone forget them either.
Even the Larg, I don’t suppose we’ll ever forget them.

We were being
looked after and we never fully realised it. The peace we have had,
they fought for it and aye, died to achieve it.

Perhaps it is
time for them to go.

I will maintain
the peace even if it cost me my life. I will meet with others of
the same mind, men and women of peace. We shall continue their
work.

You have my
oath on it.

* * * * *

-74-

THE
SPACESHIP
LIMOKKO

“I wonder what
our new planet will be like,” said Thalia to Josei.

Then as one
they turned to watch the view screen as Rybak grew smaller and
smaller. They watched until it became as a pinprick, then a mote,
until it disappeared completely, surrounded by the dark nad of
space, only its star visible. At last the star twinkle became
indistinguishable from the others around it as the
Limokko
gained speed, on its way to their new home, the new Planet
Wolf.

“Will the Lai
be remembered do you think Josei, will we?

“Perhaps not
for ever, but for ever is a long time. Long enough I hope. Perhaps
we’ll all pass into legend, eventually.”

“A legend?
That’s a nice thought. I quite like the idea of becoming a
legend.”

“It does have a
nice ring to it, doesn’t it?”

“That it does
my love, that it does,” said a well-known and well-loved voice from
behind them.

Thalia swirled
round with a burbling laugh of pure delight and joy.

“Daniel!” she
cried as she ran into his arms.

* * * * *

CHARACTERS

(Wolves –
Planet Wolf- Volume 1) - (Courage – Planet Wolf – Volume 2) -
(Honour - Planet Wolf – Volume 3]) - (Destiny – Planet Wolf –
Volume 4) - (Victory – Planet Wolf – Volume 5) - (Paws - Planet
Wolf - The Prequels) - (Tales - Stories from Planet Wolf)

For the lesser
and incidental characters from the royal and noble houses of the
Kingdom of Murdoch and the Kingdom of Leithe please look up the
genealogical tables situated in the Appendices. Most have been
included.

*
Vadeln-paired

Adam*: A cadet
who graduated with Thalia Josensdochter and Katie Durand.

Aeolvaldr: A
Larg of the Largan’s pack.

Alesei: The
name of a pack in northern Vadath and by tradition also the name of
the leader (Elda) of the pack.

Alkin*:
Weaponsmaster of the Vada (Lind: Sandya)

Alun Hallam:
Commander of the frigate ‘
Dalina
’.

Alyei: Male
Lind. Brother of Dsya.

Andei: Susalai
of the Avuzdel, based on the continent of Dagan, outside
Talastown.

Andirya: A
female Lind whom Josei admires.

Angus: A
professor at the University at Stewarton and one of the team who
solved the mystery of how to use the
Electra
’s power core to
defeat the Dglai. (Destiny, Victory)

Annert De Gras:
head of the Technician’s Guild in the early seventh century who
discovered how to destroy the mother ship of the Dglai, the
Ammokko
. After the war he went to the Dagan continent and
founded the town of Talastown. (Destiny, Victory)

Ansel Hallam:
Admiral and legendary hero of the Navy of Argyll in the seventh
century and brother of the first Duke of Hallam. (Destiny, Victory,
Tales)

Anya*: Young
Lind female serving with the Fifteenth Ryzck. (Human: Rodick)

Antoinette:
Queen of Murdoch.

Antoinette:
Crown-Princess and heir to the throne of Murdoch. She is the only
child of Queen Antoinette.

Artem*: Vadeln
of the Avuzdel (Lind: Larya)

Arthur Knott:
The founder of the Technicians Guild of Argyll and the inventor of
the arrow contraps used to win the Battle of the Alliance in AL 2.
(Wolves)

Asya*: Susa of
the Avuzdel. (Human: Wilf)

Aya*: Life-mate
of Hal Josenson, brother to Thalia Josensdochter. (Human: Hal)

Brent*: Susa of
the Eighteenth Ryzck (Lind: Rozya)

Cadan: King of
the island Kingdom of Leithe.

Cera*: Vadryzka
of the Fifteenth Ryzck (Lind: Xei)

Chadwick
Smallhide (Chad): Master Thief operating in Argyll.

Charles
Karovitz: Baron and son-in-law of Duke Paul Hallam.

Chizu: A Lai,
who with Tala Talansdochter destroyed the
Ammokko
, the
mother ship of the evil Dglai in AL 608, an act of bravery which
cost both of them their lives. (Destiny, Victory)

Crispin: Prince
of Leithe and married to Crown-Princess Antoinette. Father of the
male heir to the throne of Murdoch, Elliot; after his mother.

Daniel Ross:
Kellen-Heir, from a junior house of the northerly Barony of Ross in
the Kingdom of Murdoch.

Dan: The
retired Sword master to the Duke of Hallam.

Danavdr: A Larg
of the Largan’s pack.

Davad Talanson:
Retired Assistant Weaponsmaster of the Vada.

Davanya*: Male
Lind and life-partner to Hans, a young boy who was rescued by
Vadeln Niaill and his Lind Taraya in AL 607. (Human: Hans)
(Destiny, Victory)

Delia*:
Ryzcksusa of the Western Ryzcks (Human: Retei)

Dominik: Ryzcka
of the two senior cadet year groups of the Vada.

Dorin*:
Vadryzka of the Sixteenth Ryzck. (Human: Olyei)

Drellor:
Caravan owner who leads trade caravans into the Rtathlians of the
Lind twice each year.

Drew: The cook
at the Supply Station between the western coast and the Gtrathlin’s
domta.

Drinan*: A
retired Vadeln who resides at Domta Gtratha. (Lind: Kathya)

Dsya: A female
Lind and sister of Vya.

Elliot:
Prince-Heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Murdoch. Born AL
808.

Emmaya: A
Female Lind.

Erik Halfarm:
Baron of Leithe. Illegitimate half-brother of Cadan, King of
Leithe.

Firefly:
Gelding belonging to Daniel Ross.

Francis Durand:
A senior member of the government of Argyll. Sister of Katie and
cousin to Romul.

Francis
McAllister*: the First Susa of the Vada. He led the embryo Vada on
the desperate charge during the battle of the Alliance in AL 2
which turned the tide of the battle and led to the victory. (Lind:
Asya) (Wolves, Courage)

Freya*: Female
Lind, Susa of the Vada with her life-partner. (Human: Malkum)

Gsnendrei: The
name of the birth pack (rtath) of the Lind Josei.

Hal Josenson*:
Eldest brother of Thalia Josensdochter. Runs the Vada Supply
Station close to Port Lutterell. (Lind: Aya)

Hans*:
Life-partner to Davanya, a young boy who was rescued by Vadeln
Niaill and his Lind Taraya in AL 607. (Davanya) (Destiny,
Victory)

Haru: A Lai of
renown. As the Lai can live over eight hundred years, he knew some
of the earliest human colonists and was a great friend of Tara and
Kolyei at the beginning of the first century. He was leader of the
Lai when the Dglai attacked the planet in AL 608. He became a great
friend too of Niaill and Taraya who played such a large part in the
victory. He is the father of Maru who took over leadership of the
Lai after Haru’s death. (Destiny, Victory, Paws, Tales)

Iain Josenson:
Brother of Thalia Josensdochter.

Janya: Female
Lind, mother of Josei.

Jak: Young
stable-boy who works at an inn not far from Port Lutterell.

Jenna*: A young
vadeln serving with the Fifteenth Ryzck. (Lind: Stasei)

Jason Whiteman:
False name used by Chadwick Smallhide

Jill Hallam:
Contessa, daughter of Paul, Duke of Hallam.

Jilla *: Ryzcka
of the Fifty-first Ryzck

Jim*: Ryzcka of
the Sixteenth Ryzck (Lind: Wsya)

Jim: The Sword
master to the Duke of Hallam, Dan’s son.

Josei*: Male
Lind. Life-mate of Thalia Josensdochter. (Human: Thalia)

Josen Joshson:
Father of Thalia Josensdochter.

Katie Durand*:
A vadeln of the Fifth-first Ryzck and year-mate of Thalia
Josensdochter when they were cadets. (Lind: Kenlei)

Kathya*: Female
Lind and life and mind-mate of vadeln Drinan. Now retired, the two
of them live at Domta Gtratha. (Human: Drinan)

Kenlas: The
Head Chef at the
Lazy Lind
, the favourite eating house of
the Vada.

Kenlei*:
Life-mate of Katie Durand (Human: Katie)

Kolyei*: A
famous Lind of the first century, the first ever to mind and
life-bond with a human. One of only a few Lind to learn to read and
joint author with Tara Sullivan-Crawford of many books of both
fiction and non-fiction including the first ever dictionary of
Lindish. With his partner he fought at the battle of the Alliance
in AL 2 and the Battle of Trumpet Keep in AL 10. With Tara he
retired to the continent of Dagan where he and she spent their last
years with Haru the Lai. He and Tara are buried in the woods close
to the town of Talastown. (Human: Tara) (Wolves, Courage,
Tales)

Kolyei: A male
Lind who has been looking for his human life-partner.

Kyei: A Lind
searching for a human life-mate.

Laeolvaldr: The
Largan of Larg.

Larya*: Avuzdel
(Human: Artem)

Leiso: Brother
of Guildmaster Rilla. He owns a farm south of Stewarton,
Argyll.

Louis: Son of a
baker of Argyll.

Lyei : Avuzdel.
Brother of Dsya.

Mal: Seneschal
to the ducal family of Hallam and confidante of Duke Paul
Hallam.

Malkum*: Susa
of the Vada with her life-partner. (Lind: Freya)

Maru: Leader of
the Lai. Son of Haru.

Marya*: A
female Lind who life-bonded with a baker’s son from Argyll.

Mellon Mrs:
Housekeeper of Chadwick Smallhide.

Niaill*: Vadeln
of the Vada in the early seventh century. He was Ryzcka, with his
Lind Taraya of the First Ryzck and fought in the Dglai wars.
Adoptive father of Hans. He became 2IC Vada after the battle of
Duchesne in AL 608. He retired to Dagan where he spent, with
Taraya, his last years with the Lai Haru. (Lind: Taraya) (Destiny,
Victory, Paws)

Nonder Walmson:
Uncle of Zeb. Based in Stewarton, he is what is known as a ‘fixer’
to the needs of the underworld community.

Olyei*:
Vadryzka of the Sixteenth Ryzck. (Human: Dorin)

Paul Hallam:
Duke of Hallam of the Kingdom of Murdoch

Peter Smith:
Count, Murdochian Ambassador to Vadath.

Philip Ross of
Rothesdale: Kellen. Father of Daniel Ross. His demesne is situated
in the Duchy of Brentwood.

Pierre Lord
Prince Marshall: A royal duke from one of the more junior lines of
the Most Royal House of Murdoch. As Lord Marshall of the Kingdom,
he is responsible for its defence and safety, internal and
external.

Raif Josenson:
Brother of Thalia Josensdochter.

Ranolf
Josenson: Brother of Thalia Josensdochter.

Redei: Male
Lind who resides at the Gtrathlin’s domta.

Retei*:
Ryzcksusa of the Western Ryzcks (Human: Delia)

Rhian*: The
hero of Galliard and later Susa of the Vada (after the Battle of
Fountain’s Head in AL 167. (Lind: Tadei) (Homage, Tales)

Rilla:
Guildmaster of the Technician’s Guild at Stewarton, Argyll.

Robain Hallam:
Second son of the Duke of Hallam.

Robert Crawford
of Cador: Kellen of the Kingdom of Murdoch and boyhood friend of
Duke Paul Hallam.

Rodick*: Vadeln
of the Fifteenth Ryzck. (Lind: Anya)

Romul Durand:
major in the Argyll Garda.

Rozya*: Susa of
the Eighteenth Ryzck (Human: Brent)

Rudi Josenson:
Brother of Thalia Josensdochter.

Rudy*:
Vadeln.(Lind: Whispya)

Samuel
Bentwick: Alias taken by Baron Erik Halfarm on the Island of
Galliard.

Sandya*:
Life-mate of the Vada Weaponsmaster. (Human: Alkin)

Slei: An
Avuzdel Lind

Stasei*: A
young vadeln serving with the Fifteenth Ryzck. (Human: Jenna))

Tala
Talansdochter: Heroine of the Dglai Wars. With the Lai Chizu, she
destroyed the Dglai mother ship, the
Ammokko
. It cost them
their lives. (Destiny, Victory)

Tana
Cartwright*: One of what was known as the ‘Quartet’, a group of
cadets who gained renown in the second century. Became Susa of the
Vada after Rhian and Tadei*: Life-mate of Rhian (Human: Rhian)
(Homage)

Tanalya:
Gtrathlin (Leader) of the Lind.

Tavei*: Second
century Susa of the Vada. (Human: Tana) (Homage)

Tara* The first
ever to mind and life-bond with a Lind. Joint author with Kolyei of
many books of both fiction and non-fiction including the first ever
dictionary of Lindish. S he fought at the battle of the Alliance in
AL 2 and the Battle of Trumpet Keep in AL 10. With Kolyei she
retired to the continent of Dagan where she and he spent their last
years with Haru the Lai. She and Kolyei are buried in the woods
close to the town of Talastown. (Kolyei) (Wolves, Courage,
Tales)

Tara
Josensdochter: Young sister of Thalia Josensdochter.

Taraya*: Vadeln
of the Vada in the early seventh century. She was Ryzcka, with her
human partner of the First Ryzck and fought in the Dglai wars. With
Niaill se became 2IC Vada after the battle of Duchesne in AL 608.
She retired to Dagan where she spent, with Niaill, her last years
with the Lai Haru. (Niaill) (Destiny, Victory, Paws)

Thalia
Josensdochter*: A Vadeln of the Fifteenth Ryzck (Lind: Josei)