The Tidewoven | Micah Rowe (Greymont Era)

Age:

8–11

Location:

Greymont Castle, western wing, the older stone corridors where sound carries.

Core Traits:

Quiet intensity.
Soft boy trained into hardness.
A watcher, not yet a runner.

Defining Symbols:

• The Pale Blue Ribbon – Elise’s torn sleeve, the realization that the castle is not a home
• The Writing Slate – His attempt at perfection, control, and safety
• Castle Window Light – Freedom he can see but cannot reach
• The Glen – The only place he breathes fully. His first taste of autonomy

Ache:

He wants safety, not power. He wants Elise protected, not himself saved. He wants to exist without hurting anyone.

Mask:

Perfect child. Silent, obedient, small enough not to be noticed.

Leak:

A spark of defiance that slips out at the worst moments
A flash of honesty
A correction spoken too clearly
A truth he isn’t old enough to hide

Fears:

• Being the cause of Elise’s pain
• His father’s unpredictable moods
• Any kind of attention, even positive attention
• Being wrong
• Being seen

Longing:

• Quiet
• Freedom to be himself
• Someone to tell him he doesn’t need to be perfect
• Touch that means safety
• A world that doesn’t turn on a single misstep

Strengths:

• Sharp emotional intelligence
• Early leadership instincts (suppressed)
• Loyalty
• Precision
• Discipline
• Courage he doesn’t believe he has

Weaknesses:

• Fear-driven self-erasure
• Over-responsibility
• Perfectionism
• Silence as survival
• Hiding pain from the only person who would help him

Relationships:

Elise (his elder sister) – Anchor, protector, heart, the one he tries not to burden
Rhys (captain of the Duke’s guard) – Silent teacher in survival patterns, a model of controlled fear
The Duke (his father) – The source of danger, unpredictability, the fracture point that shapes Micah’s entire life

Greymont Boyhood: Micah Before the Storm

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