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Delene Cooper is a Lower City woman married to Beka Cooper's cousin Philben. She is implied to be tightfisted and would "have Phil's hide" if she caught him gambling. She has four children, all unnamed.

Biography[]

While little is specifically written about Delene, much can be inferred from the brief bits of description in Bloodhound. She is married to Phil Cooper, making her Beka's cousin by marriage. They have four children and are not especially wealthy, but seem to be content enough. Phil is a carter, and Delene is presumably a housewife. She disapproves of her husband gambling.

Cooper family[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Terrier (electronic edition) "From the Journal of Mistress Ilony Cooper".
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 It wasn't clear who the father or fathers of Beka's younger siblings was or were, but her father died when she was very young, so it was not possible for him to father children born when she was 3+ years old. Mastiff.
  3. 3.0 3.1 It was inferred that Beka's uncle and his wife existed because Phil did. It was also possible that he was the son of her aunt, but male descent for names was usual. Random Buzzers thread as archived at Words of Tamora Pierce "Royal University, Archaeology, Neal’s Family, and Carthak". April 21, 2009. Archived at the Wayback Machine January 20, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  4. Mastiff.
  5. Terrier (electronic edition) "Wednesday, April 1, 246".
  6. It was possible Diona Cooper was also Beka's half-sibling, but she was old enough for it to be plausible that they shared a father. Terrier (electronic edition) "Cast of Characters", Mastiff.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Bloodhound (electronic edition) "Saturday, September 8, 247".
  8. It was possible Phil was a more distant cousin, or that the term was a simplification of a more complex relation.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Terrier (electronic edition) "Thursday, April 2, 246".
  10. 10.0 10.1 Terrier (electronic edition) "March 18, 406".
  11. 11.0 11.1 It was inferred that Eleni's brother and his wife existed because Rispah was known to be George's cousin, but the relation could be more distant or complex.
  12. Lioness Rampant (electronic edition) Epilogue.
  13. Alanna: The First Adventure (electronic edition) Ch. 2.
  14. 14.0 14.1 Trickster's Choice (electronic edition) Ch. 9.
  15. The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (electronic edition) Ch. 8. Her exact relation was not specified, so the simplest possibility was shown here.
  16. Lioness Rampant (electronic edition) Ch. 7.
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