Lark

Lark was a member of the Crimson Guard in the time before the rise of the Malazan Empire when the Guard was still a mortal mercenary band. She served under Courian D'Avore. 
==In Kellanved's Reach==
The Guard fought for the Bloorian League and participated in the siege of Castle Jurda. When Gregar and Haraj entered the Guard's camp in effort to join them, the pair were brought before D'Avore. The Guard's commander and a crowd of Guardsmen were observing a slow ritualised duel between Lark and Cole. The two mercenaries were armed with staves and each held an apple balanced atop their heads. Whoever knocked off the other's apple would win the duel. Cole managed to avoid Lark's swings and smash her apple to a pulp while Courian shouted that Lark had been too eager in her attack.
Courian next set Cole to duel Haraj when the gangly man claimed no one could hit him. As Cole struggled to land a blow, Lark chided him asking Cole if he was holding the right end of the stick. When it was Gregar's turn to demonstrate his prowess against Surat, Lark tossed the Guard champion her own staff for the duel.Kellanved's Reach, Chapter 11, US HC p.173-177
==Notes and references==
Category:Crimson Guard members
Category:Females