Gavin

*You are right here in your story. Don't skip ahead.*
Massie Burnson, *The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner*, p. 32
**WARNING: SPOILERS FOR *PRINCE LANDER & THE DRAGON WAR* ARE AHEAD; CAUTION IS ADVISED.**

## Gavin

Gavin, as depicted by Zach Franzen in The Black Star of Kingston.

## Biographical information

### Home

• Golden Coast (formerly)
 • Natalia

## Association information

### Affiliations

• Trekkers
• Black Star Company

## Book information

### Appears

*The Black Star of Kingston*
*Prince Lander & the Dragon War*

**G****avin** was one of the ten original members of Black Star Company.

## Biography

### *The Black Star of Kingston*

Gavin was chosen by Fleck Blackstar to serve as a member of the company, and sailed across Ayman Lake on *Vanguard*. During the voyage Captain Blackstar saw Gavin standing idle, and remonstrated with him for not being more dutiful. Reminding him of their vow to protect King Whitson Mariner and his family, he ordered him to greater diligence. Gavin immediately reported to Fleck's lieutenant, Galt, for a works assignment. Gavin and his comrades were soon at work at the mine site, taking turns digging at the first shaft.

They were disrupted in their efforts by a strange, ominous noise, which set them and their escort of soldiers under Captain Vance on edge. Gavin, an archer, held his bow ready in case of attack, and ended up firing it when an intruder arrived on the scene. Unfortunately, Fleck tackled the intruder just as he fired, and was thus struck by the arrow. The intruder proved to be King Whitson, who quickly organized the soldiers and miners into returning to *Vanguard*. Gavin, feeling ashamed of his mistake and receiving nothing but scorn from Galt, attempted to flee but was halted by his friend Massie Burnson.

However, after Fleck was safely aboard Vanguard, Gavin gave into his feelings of guilt and fled into the surrounding woods. Still fearing the noise and needing to get Fleck safely back to Seddleton, the others left without him. On Black Star Company's first return to the mine site, a recovered Fleck led a search for Gavin but failed to find any trace of him. However, they later found Gavin, disheveled and driven mad by terror, after he began imitating the loud screech they had heard previously.

Taking him back to the mine site, they endeavored to find out what had evoked such fear in him. The answer soon appeared, swooping down from the mountains towards the mine site and Seddleton beyond it: the Lords of Prey. Gavin was taken aboard the flagship *Natalia*, where Massie tried to get him to eat and drink. The two were later attacked by birds during the Battle of Ayman Lake, and Gavin was taken belowdecks.

However, he later emerged at the urging of Fleck, who enlisted him in his efforts to set off a blastpowder explosion. Before the explosion, Gavin succeeded in rescuing Lander, and was able to swim to shore with him. He recovered from his harrowing experiences, and was among the members of Black Star Company to remain in the newly founded Kingston settlement.

### *Prince Lander & the Dragon War*

Prior to the final battle against the Dragons, Captain Gavin led a significant portion of the fighting bucks from Kingston to join King Lander's army in attacking the dragons. Gavin kneeled before King Lander and informed him that they were his servants, and ready to follow his commands. Lander tells Gavin how glad he is that Gavin is here, and Gavin offers his condolences about his father, whom he refers to as a hero for all time. Lander invites Gavin, Fleck, and Massie to join him at Whitson's grave. After mourning over Whitson's body, Lander leads them to the place where the starsword is buried, and tells them about it as he digs. Gavin adds that, if it doesn't work, it won't really matter because they'll all be dead anyway, which Massie says really takes the pressure off Lander. Gavin, Fleck, and Massie witness Lander make a vow to Prince Lemual, saying that Lemual will only give him the antidote to poison he has ingested if Lander reburies the starsword in a place he needs Lander's help to access. Lander tests Lemual, by pointing the starsword at him and demanding Lemual give him the antidote. Gavin joins Fleck and Massie in standing up to Lander, and later Gavin joins Massie and Lemual in burying the antidote in a place only they know where it is.

Right before the beginning of the final battle against the dragons, Massie shows up, joining Lander's scalebreakers instead of commanding the left flank like Lander had planned, and after Massie informs him that the left flank is commanded by Lord Galvet, who has already taken them and left. King Lander, after calling him a scoundrel, informs Massie that he is glad Massie is here. Captain Walters also shows up, to which Lander replies that he should be commanding the left flank also, alongside Captain Gavin, who shows up as Lander says his name. Gavin informs Lander that he has arrived. Lander asks if this is a conspiracy, and if Fleck Blackstar and Lemual are about to show up too. Massie informs him that, yes, it is a conspiracy, but this is the extent of it. He says that they have obeyed Lander in finding the best warriors to join his scalebreakers, meaning himself, Captain Walters, and Captain Gavin. During the battle, Gavin joins Walters and Massie in flanking Lander, and later Gavin, at the head of Lander's force, is driven back. Gavin and Massie later team up against an enormous dragon, and continue to do so, as they continue to kill dragons. Lander later sees Gavin struggling to kill a wounded dragon, and comes over to help. After Lemual shows Lander more dragons coming out from the mountain, Massie and Gavin are gasping for air. Both survive the battle against the dragons.

Gavin is there during the promotion of Massie Burnson to Lord Captain, and congratulates him on his new rank. Lander talks about his plan to bury, but not destroy, the dragon eggs, and Lemual says that many of the lords are demanding that they destroy them, but Lander says that until he has clarity on another option he will continue with this one. Gavin tells Lander that they are with him. They later lament the presumed loss of Fleck Blackstar and Galt, Massie saying that he and Gavin were only lads when they were asked to join Black Star Company, and what an honor it was to them.

During the epilogue, when Fleck and Galt are on the shore of the Flint River, they witness Lander descending the mountain with Massie, Gavin, and Lemual beside him, and the army cheering them seven times. Gavin is one of the ones who kneels around the king and concludes the book by shouting Blackstar's Oath.

## Physical appearance

Gavin was a slender buck with pure white fur. He wore a simple tunic marked with the patch of Black Star Company on his right shoulder, and he carried a sword.

## Personality and traits

As a young buck, Gavin was shaky and rather unsure of himself, often found standing aside rather than doing work. After the Battle of Ayman Lake, however, he became much more confident and able.

## Trivia

* The name "Gavin" is of Welsh and Celtic origin and means "white hawk."

## References

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*This article has received The Green Ember of excellence.*