Willes Cooper
Tortallan character
Biographical information
Nickname	Will
Aliases
Born	234 HE
Died
Race
Nationality	Tortallan
Title
Physical description
Gender	Male
Height
Weight
Hair
Eyes	Green
Gift
Magic
Family information
Ancestors
Grandparents
Parents	Ilony Cooper (deceased)
Siblings	Rebakah, Diona, Lorine and Nilo Cooper
Husband
Wife
Lover
Children
Descendants
Other	Philben Cooper (cousin)
Affiliation
Rank
Teacher
Student/s
Position
Occupation	royal messenger
Affiliation
Bibliographical information
First mentioned	'
First appeared	Terrier
Last appeared	'
Latest appearance	'

Willes "Will" Cooper is a younger brother of Rebakah Cooper. He was born in 234 HE. His mother was Ilony Cooper, who died in 244 HE. Nothing is known of his father, although it seems as though he had a different father than his oldest sister Beka^[1]. His older sisters are Rebakah, Diona and Lorine Cooper. Will's younger brother is Nilo Cooper.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Physical description 3 Appearances 4 Trivia 5 Notes and references

BiographyEdit

Willes spent the first four years of his live living on Mutt Piddle Lane in the Cesspool, the poorest part of Corus. He already liked to look at horses when he lived in the Cesspool and chased after them when Beka didn't look after him properly^[2].

In 238 HE Lord Gershom took them in and now provides for the boys. Once he was old enough to ride he was constantly to be seen around the stables.^[3] Will is a good rider and training to be a royal messenger. At doing this he has already met King Roger and his Queen Jessamine at the age of twelve^[4]. The horse he was riding on this occassion was called Ladslove.^[4]

In 249 HE Lord Gershom procures the post of courier for the Lord High Magistrate, after Beka succeeds in finding and saving the kidnapped Prince Gareth.^[5]

Physical descriptionEdit

Will takes after his father in looks, having his green eyes and being obviously quite handsome.^[6]

AppearancesEdit

He appears both in Terrier and in Bloodhound as a minor character. In Terrier he features in one of Beka's visits to Provost's House, while he only appears in the end of Bloodhound. In Mastiff, Willes is mentioned by Beka but doesn't make an appearance.

TriviaEdit

It might be possible that Tamora Pierce made a mistake in Mastiff. There she describes Nilo as being the palace rider. But in Terrier, Nilo was the stablelad and Willes the courier. Curiously their situation seems to have reversed in the last book.

Notes and referencesEdit

1. ↑ Terrier, April 7, 246 (p. 242) [Beka states that he takes after his father in looks;]
2. ↑ Terrier, May 9, 246 (p. 488; Random House paperback)
3. ↑ Terrier, April 7, 246 (p. 239)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Terrier, April 7, 246 (p. 240)
5. ↑ Mastiff, Cp. 22 (July 2 - August 15, 249)
6. ↑ Terrier, April 7, 246 (p. 242)

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