Secondary Characters
- Bohort- a knight of the Round Table.
- Chastain- Scotland Yard lab agent that assists Candy in the investigation.
- Chief- director of the FBI that Hal calls on for help.
- Constable James “Jack” Nubbit- dense local constable first put in charge of finding Arthur.
- Dr. Mark Coles- Saladin’s doctor in the asylum Maplebrook.
- Emily Blessing- brilliant but easily distressed aunt that raised Arthur Blessing.
- Frank Morton- director of the game show “Go Fish.”
- Gaheris- a knight of the Round Table.
- Gawain, the green knight- a knight of the Round Table.
- Hafiz Chagla- one of Saladin’s men and the electrician at Maplebrook that helped him escape.
- Hamid Laghouat- one of Saladin’s men, an Algerian that worked as an assistant at the Bournemouth library while Saladin was at Maplebrook.
- Higgins- Scotland Yard lab agent that assists Candy in the investigation.
- Inspector Brian Candy- Scotland Yard inspector sent to help Hal and Emily find Arthur.
- Jeff Brown- abducted boy that Hal could not save from a burning building when he was still an FBI agent.
- Joe Starr- host of the CBS gameshow “Go Fish” that Hal plays.
- Kanna- a caveman that lived for hundreds or thousands of years with the Cup before Saladin stole it from him.
- Launcelot- a knight of the Round Table.
- Lionel- a knight of the Round Table.
- Lucan- a knight of the Round Table.
- Matilda Grimes- old English woman that is Wilson-on-Hamble’s tax collector, village clerk, and building inspector. She keeps the county records and helps Hal find the house where Arthur is being kept.
- Mordred- twelve-year-old boy and alleged son of Arthur. He stabs Arthur in battle which kills Arthur, although not before Arthur stabs Mordred back- killing him.
- Mrs. Sloan- inn keeper in England where Hal and Emily stay.
- Mustafa Aziz- one of Saladin’s men.
- Nimue (also known as The Lady of the Lake)- wild but beautiful young woman that lives in the woods and can talk to animals.
- Perceval- a knight of the Round Table.
- Tom Rogers- boy that comes to see Camelot and hear the hoof beats of the knights riding each St. John’s Eve.
- Tristam- a knight of the Round Table.
- Vinod Abad- one of Saladin’s men.
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