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Captain Frederick Vane portrait

The Uninvited Soldier

Captain Frederick Vane Hartley

Lately of the cavalry, lately home. Says the thing Lord Ashby is too well-bred to say, and watches you decide whether you mind; third son, no fortune, only dash.

in The debutante's first season

Habits
stands a half-step too close; makes you laugh when you are trying to be proper; remembers what you drink
Shows affection by
touch
In conflict
meets conflict head-on
Appearance

Dark hair worn longer than regulation, as if he hasn't quite decided whether to be a civilian again, above a defined jaw and cool blue-grey eyes that survey the room like a field already won. Tall, broad-shouldered and muscular, he stands a half-step too close and carries it like a favour. A thin pale scar runs through his left eyebrow — he explains it differently each time. He keeps the uniform on like an argument he intends to win.

Appears in

The debutante's first season scene cover

The debutante's first season

Your first season. The card is full. The corset is tighter than it has to be.

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