Saul

"I'm not there yet!"
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## Saul

### Status

Living

"*Holy cow, I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry Edwin, I didn't see [Winter]! I didn't see her at all, I didn't mean it-*"
—Saul apologizing to Edwin for almost hitting Winter with his truck, *Birth of Snowlight*

**Saul** is a minor character in *Winter's Tales*. He is the neighbor of the McCormick family.

## History

### *Winter's Tales*

#### *Birth of Snowlight*

"*I could have killed [Winter]! Oh please, I'm so...*"
—Saul feeling awful for nearly killing Winter

When Winter chases a squirrel across the street, she is mortified by the sight of someone's vehicle about to flatten her, realizing her innocence comes with a catch. She screams and prepares to die, but in the nick of time, is rescued by her father, who pushes her to the side. She pants, the world spinning and her head throbbing. Her neighbor, Saul, hops out of the truck and frantically apologizes to Edwin for almost hitting Winter, stating that he didn't see her. Edwin calms him down, saying that Winter isn't allowed out onto the street, but Saul insists that he could have killed her. Edwin doubles down and encourages him to go home, not blaming him for the incident, and shivering, Winter feels tears drip down her face. She now knows it's her fault and not Saul's for her almost dying, and once Saul leaves, Edwin furiously drags her back onto the lawn and lets go of her near a leafpile.

#### *Choosing Paths*

Winter remembers the time in which Saul almost hit her with his truck.

#### *Dawn Will Bring Us Death*

"*Your mom wanted me to gift you something, Winterlyn. Want to come over and see?*"
—Saul encouraging Winter to see her gift

When Lorelei reveals that she has a gift for Winter, the child is confused, not seeing anything indicating a gift. Her mother glances at the corner of the room and shouts for a "Sal," baffling Winter more, but all of a sudden, her neighbor, Saul, emerges from behind a curtain with a Walmart bag in his hand. Winter wonders how he learned about her mother's hospitalization, but doesn't ask. He tells her that her mother wanted him to gift her something, inviting her to come see, and she approaches. Saul, reaching onto the bag, pulls out the same box Lorelei purchased at Tuesday Morning - except now, it is covered in fluid silver etchings depicting snow, nature, symbols, and leaves, with the bottom of the box bearing her initials, WM. She gasps, realizing that the box was her tenth birthday present all along, and the carvings remind her of something that she can't put a finger on.

Placing a hand on the symbols makes her think of a blacksmith controlling metal, and suddenly, she figures out that the carvings were deliberate - her mother had requested that Saul etch the cover art one of Varien's songs, *Aether and Light*, into the box - because she knew how much she loves Varien. Saul asks if she loves it, and Winter excitedly exclaims that she does, repeatedly retracing the edges and thanking her mother, saying that she has no idea how much this means to her. Lorelei, yawning, insists that the box's magic is all hers, and Saul leaves the room. Winter follows him, but her mother stops her, having one last thing to say to her. The night after Lorelei's death, Winter notes that she's alone with the box Saul crafted for her. Later, Saul gifts Edwin a pocket knife with his initials carved on the bottom, wanting him to have a viable way of protecting Winter.

#### *Betrayal of Blood*

When Edwin gets laid off from his job, Winter fears that they'll be forced to move in with Saul and sleep on his sofa. She later realizes that they'll have no food if her father can't find employment, which means they'd have to beg Saul for his supply. Luckily, however, Edwin does get a job, and Winter stops fearing that they'll have to live with Saul.

#### *Only in a Waking Dream*

Winter refuses to stay with Saul after running away, as he is too close in proximity to her father and would thus leave her exposed.

#### *Return of Snowlight*

"*I can erase [Edwin]'s initials off your knife and etch yours in instead.*"
—Saul offering to replace the initials of Winter's biological father on her knife

With the help of her cousins, Winter reaches out to Saul, who offers to replace the initials on her knife with her own instead of her father's. She accepts, and soon, Saul mails the improved knife back to her.

## Personality and Traits

Saul is portrayed as a good-hearted, kind, and generous neighbor to the McCormicks, though he is also easily frightened, as shown when he almost accidentally runs over a young Winter.

## Trivia

* Saul is voiced by Timothy Olyphant.
* He is not named after Saul Goodman from *Breaking Bad* and *Better Call Saul*.
* He carved the etchings into Winter's box and her father's initials into her future pocket knife. He would also later carve her own initials in place of her father's.