Belaris Winterbow
the Stitchlight Elf
Named for the beautiful star that shines through the winter's bow of frost, a rare sight seen only once a generation.
Power
Starshadow stitch — you can mend a broken thing by sewing its shadow with star-thread, but each stitch costs a memory of warmth you will never feel again.
- Familiar
- a river otter named Dapple
- House
- House Winterbow
You will not teach the trick of starshadow stitch to anyone, not even the eager girl with the silver hair who asked you three times. It is not cruelty; you simply cannot afford to lose another memory of the sun on your skin, and every student is a risk you have counted too many times.