LADY ESLANDA FACING DOWN LORD SPITTLEWORTH
Martha, 12
A lady of the court, Eslanda is the object of the vile
Lord Spittleworth’s affection but is secretly in love
with a noble army captain, Gordon Goodfellow
BERT HIDING IN THE BEETROOT PATCH
Mahli, 12
Bert evades soldiers loyal to Lord Spittleworth. When
he was younger, Bert had been best friends with
Daisy — but they fell out after she insulted the king
LORD SPITTLEWORTH AND HIS GLASS OF WINE
Indrashis, 7
Spittleworth is one of King Fred’s best friends —
but he is mean-spirited and manipulative, and uses
the myth of the Ickabog to his own advantage
HETTY THE MAID LISTENING AT THE DOOR
Meghashree, 8
Hetty eavesdrops on Lord Spittleworth plotting
against Captain Goodfellow. She tips off Lady Eslanda,
who gives her money and instructs her to run away
DEBRA HURFORD BROWN © JK ROWLING 2018
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