Nick

Once the heir to the throne of an alternate universe, Nick is happily settled with an adoptive father at the beginning of the book, and seems to desire no more than normalcy. After all, he is the one who renounced his throne in favor of his half-brother. When accompanying his adoptive father to a writing conference, though, Nick is captured by workers in Blest and forced to take part in the various escapades that this involves him in. Though none of the work he has to do was his choice, he takes it on admirably and stoically. He is brave, but not as carelessly so as Roddy can be. In comparison to Roddy, he is more level-headed and better at making plans, which helps him to escape from various dangers and traps he encounters along the way. He is also caring, as he looks after Mini and the...