Hylas

Hylas is the protagonist of the series. Throughout the series, his goal is not only to destroy The Dagger of Koronos, but to find his sister, Issi.

## Appearance

Hylas is often pointed out because of his fair hair, which is rare in Akea. Because of this, many times in Burning Shadow and Gods and Warriors, he uses charcoal to disguise himself.

In Gods and Warriors, he is described as scrawny yet wiry, however, in The Eye of the Falcon, and the books after, the cover shows him as a bit brawny, so it could be debatable. It also says when he holds The Dagger of Koronos he feels stronger; and evidence proves he is.

## Biography

#### Gods and Warriors (The Outsiders)

In Gods and Warriors, the book begins with Hylas running from the Crows, or The House of Koronos, which had shot an arrow into his arm. When he hears them coming, he hides in a sapling where Skiros, a goatherd like him, hung dead disgustingly close. The leader of The House of Koronos, otherwise known as Kratos, mentions Issi, his sister, and soon Hylas realises they were hunting Outsiders specifically. He runs to hide and climbs into a tomb, where two dead men lay. However, one of them spoke to him, speaking in riddles. He gives Hylas The Dagger of Koronos and a lock of his hair, and tells him to bring it to Sea when he goes. Hylas is confused, insisting that he wouldn't be going to the Sea and that he must be speaking to the wrong person. Once he leaves the tomb, he gets in a fight with someone, unknown at the time, in a chariot. Soon, however, he notices that it is Telamon, his friend. They quickly recover and catch up, and it explains how difficult it is for Telamon to be there, as he is torn between honour and friendship.

#### The Burning Shadow

In the burning shadow, Hylas is captured as a slave and has to work for the crows in their mines on an island called Thalakrea. He escapes during a collapse of the mines and finds a lion cub without parents, which he names Havoc. Later, he reunites with Pirra, who has escaped Keftiu once more. He takes the dagger from the crows and tries to destroy it in the volcano but fails. The volcano suddenly erupts.

## Personality

Throughout the books, his personality varies depending on who he is with or how familiar he is with a person or area. Overall, he is independent and good on his own--presumably because of his life as an Outsider. He does have an ability to craft tools, as he made a knife for himself and Pirra in Burning Shadow.

Around Pirra, he is good-natured and humorous, excluding a few minute occurrences in Gods and Warriors, Burning Shadow, The Eye of the Falcon and Warrior Bronze. He also, regardless of his familiarities of being an Outsider, proves to be good at cooperation.

Around Telamon, after their ruined friendship, he is automatically angered and feels wronged.

## Relationships

#### Pirra

In the first book, Hylas meets Pirra, the daughter of the High Priestess of Keftiu. He finds her annoying at first, but as times goes on they become close friends. They are separated multiple times but always find each other. As they grow older, it can be understood that they start to develop romantic feelings for each other, however Hylas insists that his visions are getting worse and that he is afraid he'll hurt her. In Warrior bronze, they finally confess their feelings for each other and Hylas asks Pirra to be his girl.