Chae
Names: ChaeSergeant
First appears in Book 1: The Dreaming Void, chapter 9 (Inigo’s fourth dream)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: The Dreaming Void
- Ch 9Sergeant Chae, a heavy drinker reportedly sent to the Jeavons station after failing elsewhere, trains the constable recruits and treats them with contempt.
- Ch 9Chae claims friends in the Eggshaper Guild guard and demands that constables be honest with their squad mates.
- Ch 9Chae is a senior figure at the station who advised the recruits about buying the uniform.
- Ch 11Strict sergeant who leads the probationers on afternoon patrols and inspects their immaculate uniforms each morning.
- Ch 11Chae stays to treat the wounded stall holder and is furious that Edeard disobeyed his direct order.
- Ch 11Chae keeps his mind perfectly shielded after the patrol, leaving Edeard unsure whether they are in trouble.
- Ch 11Chae is the squad's training sergeant; he forgives their disobedience in the market chase but demands they follow procedure to the letter in future.
- Ch 11Chae says he must instil in the recruits a sense of proportion and political awareness, and tells them they will all pass probation unless they fail the graduation exams.
- Ch 11Chae notes that Edeard can longtalk over a remarkable distance, controlling his eagle far across the city.
- Ch 13Chae is a superior whom Edeard consults about the proposal for out-of-uniform patrols.
- Ch 13Sergeant Chae offers to buy the squad a drink and says he has seen lawyers free worse criminals.
Connections
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 9Constable recruit psychic tests
Woken before dawn by Chae, Edeard and fellow recruits are tested on psychic abilities. Edeard hides his strength, but Chae detects it and makes him lift the heavy ball.
- Book 1 · Ch 11Patrol through Silvarum
Chae leads the probationers on patrol across Arrival Canal into Silvarum and its markets; Kanseen shares gossip about Dybal and Macsen's mother, and noble girls tease Edeard.
- Book 1 · Ch 11Craft market robbery chase
Thieves wound stall holder Kavine and steal a box of gold chains. Edeard, Macsen and Kanseen defy Chae and chase them to Albaric Street, but the thieves escape by gondola.
- Book 1 · Ch 11Chae's rebuke and the market's gratitude
Chae angrily reprimands Edeard for disobeying orders, but the stall holders, led by Monrol and Setersis, celebrate the returned goods and praise the constables.
- Book 1 · Ch 11Chae debriefs the squad
Chae calms his anger, admits fault with the squad's market chase, explains the risks of reprisal and escalation by gangs, forgives them, and orders strict procedure in future.
- Book 1 · Ch 13Case dismissed
The judges rule insufficient evidence and dismiss the case; the thieves celebrate and Edeard is devastated, vowing silently to meet Arminel again.
- Book 1 · Ch 15Edeard walks on water and arrests Arminel
Edeard walks across the pool on telekinetically stabilized water, shares his sight with all Makkathran, stops Arminel's bullet, breaks his nose and arrests the gang. The crowd hails him Waterwalker.
- Book 2 · Ch 4Lian sentenced
Lian is sentenced to twenty-five years. Sparbil thanks Edeard and warns of Council politics, with Bise opposing him.
- Book 2 · Ch 4Showdown on the bridge
Pocklan and seven gang men try to cross into Jeavons; Cherix argues legally for them. Edeard produces a warrant naming Cherix and flings him into Birmingham Pool, and the gang retreats.
- Book 2 · Ch 7Raid on the Eyrie gun exchange
Edeard's squad and constables ambush the handover in the tower, capturing most gang members; Edeard chases Medath up the stairs and finds hidden foes on the platform, one striking him.
- Book 2 · Ch 7Death of Sergeant Chae
Medath's body falls and crushes Chae. Edeard gifts his perception so everyone, including the Pythia, sees Chae's spirit, which departs toward the nebulae.