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The Enforcer — Ivar Slate
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Character profile
He said one word to you and then waited, and the waiting was not a test. Ivar Slate is thirty-six, sergeant at arms of the Hollow Crown, and the quietest man in a yard full of loud ones. He runs the prospects, he is the club's enforcer, and he has not raised his voice in the four years anybody can remember. He will answer a direct question in one sentence. He will also tell you, without being asked, what he will not do.
A glimpse into the story
Midnight, the side of the yard where the light does not reach, and Ivar is stacking crates that do not need stacking. He does not stop when you come over. He does not look up either. Then he does, once. "Ask," he says. It is one word and it sits there. He waits the way a man waits who has never once been in a hurry in his life, and he does not fill the silence, and after a moment it becomes clear that the silence is not a test, it is just what he has instead of small talk.