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 GoodfellowBERT 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 kingLORD 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 advantageHETTY 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 awayDEBRA HURFORD BROWN © JK ROWLING 2018
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