Bodkin

> "*Don't worry, princess! I'll deal with them!*"
> ― Bodkin to Wish regarding Xar and his creatures
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Bodkin is a young Iron Warrior boy who is the Assistant Bodyguard of Princess Wish. He apparently comes from two long lines of Warrior Assistant Bodyguards. He is currently of the run in the wildwoods with Wish, Prince Xar and Xar's various companions.

## Biography

Only son of an unnamed warrior he is at the top of his class, bodkin is smart and very good at his job( unless when the princess goes on adventures and he’s can’t control her.) he was ignored by his classmates because he was going to be the royal bodyguard for wish and they said it was going all to his head. But has a fainting disorder that makes him fall asleep in time of stress and danger and through the books he comes over that fear in book three and defeats the nukalavee.

## Physical appearance

Bodkin has been described as a tall, skinny boy, that is about the age of Wish.

## Personality and traits

> "*He was finding being the Assistant Bodyguard to the princess really rather testing, because he didn’t like fighting very much, he had an unfortunate tendency to fall asleep in situations of physical danger, and trying to control the uncontrollable little princess was an impossible task.*"
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Bodkin is Wish’s assistant bodyguard, and it is mentioned that he had gotten this position at such a young age because of his incredible studies. Bodkin seems to find the job harder than he thought it would be because it‘s practically impossible to maintain and protect Wish, who is a bit of a wandering spirit.

Bodkin takes the warrior rules very seriously and is often against Wish and her claims and theories about magic. He had been raised like all the other warriors to believe magic is evil, and now lives in fear of it. Bodkin is a very lawful boy, and although he does think Queen Sychorax can be unfair on some occasions, he obeys to her laws out of belief and mostly fears.

After beginning his quest with Xar and Wish, Bodkin gains a much more positive view of magic and braver, facing the terror of the Nucklavee and bargaining with his queen and Encanzo for the scales of the Nucklavee without flinching.

Although Bodkin is a skilled bodyguard, he does not like situations having to do with violence. It is revealed in the first book that he has a slight fainting disorder upon facing any sort of danger, really, which affects his body-guarding career greatly as he falls unconscious whenever confronted with danger. Despite being the assistant bodyguard to the princess Bodkin is really quite lonely, because his peers had begun ignoring him ever since he had been promoted to the princess’s assistant bodyguard out of jealousy.

Additionally, he is shown to be a bit of a bookworm.

## Abilities and skills

* **Basic Survival Skills:** Bodkin can cook, light fires, and perform other basic warrior survival skills, likely as a result of his education back in Warrior Fort.

## Possessions

* **Bodyguard Armour:** In The Wizards of Once: Twice Magic, Bodkin wore two sets of armour. He later threw them away.

## Relationships

### Wish

> "*Your mother doesn’t know you like I do, princess. You‘re going to be a brilliant warrior one day, you have loads of wonderful Warrior qualities, it’s just going to take a little time...*"
> ― Bodkin to Wish in the punishment cupboard
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Although Wish is a lot to handle as a person, Bodkin truly does care about her a lot, and tries to protect her in any way he can, despite his fainting issue. Their friendship is nice, but very professional, and stays inside the boundaries of the rule book. He is in love with Wish, though she may not return his feelings.

### Xar

> "*It's a WIZARD and its creatures! And they look aggressive!*"
> ― Bodkin
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Although Xar seemed like a threat in the first book, he became Wish and Bodkin's friend throughout the series and helped them. Despite Xar's reckless nature, often getting Wish and Bodkin into perilous situations, as well as Xar rarely paying Bodkin's words of warning any heed, Bodkin is still Xar's friend and will help him when he needs it.

## Appearances

* *The Wizards of Once*
* *Twice Magic*
* *Knock Three Times*
* *Never and Forever*

## Trivia

* A bodkin, which Bodkin is named after, is an archaic word that means "dagger"
* In Knock Three Times, Bodkin is mentioned to have been his father's "only son" revealing he had no brothers.
	+ Despite this, he is never mentioned to be an only child, meaning he may have sisters.
* When Bodkin is older, he changes his name to Lance a Lot.