Watcher

Watcher is the one-eyed bird who led Kara into the Thickety. He's able to communicate with her by changing the color of his eye. At the end of The Last Spell, Helena is revealed to have put some of her spirit in him before she died. This allowed her to lead Kara along her journey even if she wasn't completely there. 
==Appearance==
Watcher is described as being a bird with an eye in his chest. He has feathers that are a deep, rich blue and which "ripple like water in the moonlight". Instead of a head, he has a bump with a small dark hole. Watcher is able to roll different eyes in his eyesocket which glow different colors.
== A Path Begins ==
After Kara accidently falls asleep picking hushfruit, Watcher tries to wake her up. When Kara eventually awakens, he tries to lead her into the Thickety, but she refuses. This results in Watcher stealing Helena's locket from Kara and forces Kara to journey into the Thickety. 
He leads her furthur into the forest and stops at a shell. Watcher signifies that Kara should use it to dig and when she unearths Aunt Abby's grimoire he gives her her necklace back and flies away.
When Kara gets locked in the Well, Watcher feels guilty about leading her to the grimoire and shows her what really happened with her mother. When the images of the past stop playing, he disapears from the Well right before its cover is slid open again to release Kara. 
== Communication ==
Though Watcher is unable to communicate verbally, he's able to use his vast array of glowing eyes to express thoughts and emotions to Kara. These colors range from harsh to soft:
=== Thoughts ===
* Orange means yes
* Red means no
* A Warm pink refers to Helena
* A color between black and green described as the color of pestilence, extinction, and extinction refers to evil
=== Emotions ===
* A Sullen Blue expresses guilt
== Abilities ==
Watcher has been shown to posses some magical abilties. He's able to get into the Well while it's completely closed and is able to shift his eyeball into any color. He has the natural agility of a bird and is able to fly and shriek a burst of sound powerful enough hurt the human sense of sound and burst ripe hushfruit. 
Category:The Thickety Characters