Rose

Rose was a wizened old wax-witch living on the coast of Itko Kan.Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 12, US HC p.189/191 She was blind with frosted opaque eyes and smoked a blackened pipe. She wore skirts and kept a knitted shawl about her shoulders.Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 12, US HC p.189-190 
Her rude hut was built of greyed slats and thatch and its interior was brilliantly illuminated by the light of candles of all sizes.Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 12, US HC p.190
==In Kellanved's Reach==
In the time before the founding of the Malazan Empire, the boy Janul brought his severely injured twin sister Janelle to Rose's hut for healing. Feeling the girl's face, Rose thought her too young and too near death to pay the price that healing required. But Janul revealed the two were twins and offered to share his unconscious sister's burden. Rose took hold of their lives' candles, shortening both their years while lengthening her own. When the healing was concluded, the wax-witch appeared middle-aged and her sight had returned.Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 12, US HC p.189-191
When Janelle awoke, she was disappointed to learn she had lost years of her life, but she and Janul both concluded they were unlikely to to live too long anyway. Rose gently chided the foolishness of the young, saying the pair would one day clutch onto their remaining years as she did. The wax-witch also admonished their master, Kellanved, saying the mage of Shadow was "set upon overturning every applecart he can reach." She did not approve of his methods, but acknowledged there was no other way for him "to make room for himself." She left the suddenly worried twins to their own devices, saying she was just a simple wax-witch and their secrets were safe with her.Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 12, US HC p.190-191
==Notes and references==
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