Kantis was a small child among the Tedrel orphans. He unified the orphans, teaching them a simplified version of the rites of Vkandis, and telling them that one day soon the Tedrels would abandon them for good, and that on that day the "White Riders" on their "Ghost Horses" would rescue them and take them to a new land where they would have real homes and families and plenty of food.
He is described as a "very small, very red-haired boy, with amazing blue eyes that looked oddly old in such a young face."[1] He tells Alberich that he is the one prophesied in the Writ who would come for the Tedrel orphans. Some of his statements about exiles sound as if they come from Vkandis directly, intended specifically for Alberich. Alberich wonders if he is a prankster, or Vkandis himself in his aspect as "Child of the Morning," but decides it doesn't matter, because it is wisdom. Kantis' parting words to Alberich reference Solaris:
"wait some few years. And you will see what my daughter can do. Or should I say, my daughter who will be my Son?"
Prophecies[]
According to Kantis, who taught the other children, their rescue was prophesied in the Writ of Vkandis.[1]
Alcar, Canto Seven, Verse Nine:
"And the children shall be reft from the people, and they shall suffer in the hands of the infidel, but those that keep faith shall endure and the riders of light shall redeem them."
Porphyr, Canto Twelve, Verse Twenty-two:
"And lo! in the moment of despair, I shall guide you, as you were a child, out of the camp of iniquity and into the hands of the saviors, and great spirits of white shall succor you."
Werthe, Canto Fifteen, Verse Forty-nine:
"And a rider of the purest white spirit shall..."
In the series[]
Kantis appears in the following work:
- Exile's Honor, Exiles of Valdemar, volume 1
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Exile's Honor, Epilogue