Kit Fletchwood

****C******hristopher Fletchwood**, or **Kit**, is the son of Tumbler Fletchwood and the brother of Moth Fletchwood. He helped orchestrate the kidnapping of Peony Hyde in order to get at his father's inheritance, along with Moth, though Kit had more qualms about it that Moth did.

## Biography

### *The Thief Knot*

Moth Fletchwood showed up to Hedgelock Court to see Mrs. Hakelbarend, bringing Christopher with him. Christopher brought flowers, smiled at the mention of his father Tumbler, and said that Tumbler had gone to Maryland. He answered questions about his father, who had recently died, then asked if Tumbler had left anything behind in Nagspeake, to Moth's anger. When Mrs. Hakelbarend refused to tell them any stories, Moth was quite angry, though Christopher seemed only sad. Christopher apologized to Mrs. Hakelbarend even though Moth didn't, then left.

Marzana and the rest of the Thief Knot, having figured out that the purpose of the kidnapping of Peony Hyde was to make Mergenthaler Street Station enterable, showed up and hid in the station. Marzana watched as two men, one taller and the other stockier, entered the station and wondered at the iron. They then set to work on Locker 152, trying to open the lock with lockpicks that they were not adept at using. The two referred to each other as Timmy and Kit, and Kit helped the increasingly frustrated Timmy try to open the lock. Kit then, to Moth's great anger, was distracted by the sudden dancing of his backpack with a balloon. Timmy tried to calm Kit down and tried to get him to help Moth get the lockpicks out of the backpack.

During this time, Marzana and Emilia were in the aisle, and Emilia picked the lock on the locker. However, the kidnappers then returned, Kit caught Emilia, and the invisible Meddy began to whack him with the backpack, but stopped after Moth put a knife to Marzana's throat. Marzana revealed that she and her group had solved the whole kidnapping, and knew about Peony Hyde and Tasha Cormorant, to his surprise, though he tried to play dumb. Marzana then realized that he was Christopher Fletchwood. Marzana realized also that the thing in the locker was from their father, and tried to bargain for Peony Hyde, while Kit tried to prevent the increasingly angry Moth from doing anything violent. Kit insisted that all he'd wanted was to know more about his father, and not kidnapping.

Kit opened the locker and found it empty, and theorized about what could have happened. When the fake ghost (a balloon) of Tumbler Fletchwood showed up, Kit was skeptical at first, but agreed to talk to the balloon, unlike the scoffing Moth. Kit begged his brother to stop, then the fake ghost pointed them toward the locker again, where there was a message inquiring about the whereabouts of the girl they had taken. Kit let go of Marzana and began to sob, and Brandon took control. Reinforcements then arrived in the form of Marzana's parents, the customs agent Emmett, and the Criminal Investigation officer Thad. Kit continued to rock on the floor, then later tried to claim that Tasha had done the kidnapping and they had not been involved in that. Kit told Moth to stop arguing, then began to cry again at the mention of his father. Moth and Kit were marched away by Emmett and Thad.

## Physical appearance

Kit appears to be a few years younger than Moth. He has green eyes and light brown hair, and is slightly shorter and stockier than tall Moth.

## Personality and traits

Kit wanted very much to learn about his father, so much so that he went along with Moth in kidnapping Peony Hyde to get at his inheritance despite his qualms. Kit did not feel right about the kidnapping and tried to get Moth to stop being violent or mean on multiple occasions. Kit seemed generally nice, but did not have the guts to stop Moth from kidnapping a kid.