Meg Maddison - Revision history

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	She can be dryly sarcastic. Commenting on the unchanging Mrs Navarro, she observes: "I bet nothing's changed since the last century – including Mrs N". Her sardonic wit surfaces most in moments of self-awareness: "I'm learning to look like I'm learning to think like a Bestia" layers irony over a painful truth about her situation.		She can be dryly sarcastic. Commenting on the unchanging Mrs Navarro, she observes: "I bet nothing's changed since the last century – including Mrs N". Her sardonic wit surfaces most in moments of self-awareness: "I'm learning to look like I'm learning to think like a Bestia" layers irony over a painful truth about her situation.

	During her captivity she learns to address Altierran superiors correctly — Doncella, ~~Domina~~, Doña, Sirviente — and becomes more compliant in speech, learning to hold her tongue and ask permission. This conditioned deference lingers even after rescue; she waits for permission to eat, a small but telling sign of how deeply the training has taken hold. When speaking naturally with her siblings, however, the deference drops away.		During her captivity she learns to address Altierran superiors correctly — Doncella, Dómina, Doña, Sirviente — and becomes more compliant in speech, learning to hold her tongue and ask permission. This conditioned deference lingers even after rescue; she waits for permission to eat, a small but telling sign of how deeply the training has taken hold. When speaking naturally with her siblings, however, the deference drops away.

	Her speech becomes more assertive when protecting others. When refusing to leave Toia behind, her language shifts from hesitant to determined: "I'll stay here alone rather than let Toia die" and "Do you think I'd leave her to die?" — short, firm declarations that echo Susan's decisive register but are driven by loyalty rather than command instinct.		Her speech becomes more assertive when protecting others. When refusing to leave Toia behind, her language shifts from hesitant to determined: "I'll stay here alone rather than let Toia die" and "Do you think I'd leave her to die?" — short, firm declarations that echo Susan's decisive register but are driven by loyalty rather than command instinct.

LairaG at 07:23, 25 August 2026

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 Meg Maddison is one of the four [[Maddisons|Maddison]] siblings who enter Altierra in the novel ''[[The Snow Beyond the Wall]]''. She is the third eldest of the group and is 18 years old when she first enters the world. Her captivity and eventual rescue form one of the novel's central arcs. She forms a close friendship with fellow slave Toia and is mentored by the older Bestia Brisa.

LairaG at 07:23, 25 August 2026

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 Meg Maddison is one of the four [[Maddisons|Maddison]] siblings who enter Altierra in the novel ''[[The Snow Beyond the Wall]]''. She is the third eldest of the group and is 18 years old when she first enters the world. Her captivity and eventual rescue form one of the novel's central arcs. She forms a close friendship with fellow slave Toia and is mentored by the older Bestia Brisa.

LairaG at 07:22, 25 August 2026

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			<strong>See also:</strong>
			[[Luke Maddison]] • [[Susan Maddison]] • [[Emily Maddison]]
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	'''Status in August 2025:''' Just completed Year 13 (Upper Sixth) in June/July 2025. Awaiting A-Level results (typically released mid-August).		'''Status in August 2025:''' Just completed Year 13 (Upper Sixth) in June/July 2025. Awaiting A-Level results (typically released mid-August).

			Meg doesn't know what she wants to do after leaving school. Her fashionable clothing and dramatic actions are a phase, rather than a plan.

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	After the end of the Snow Beyond the Wall, Meg stays on at Elisal for a while. She begins to preform little acts of defiance against the Priestesses. When the risk to Elisal grows too great, she leaves, heading into the [[Heartwild]] to form a rebel band. She tells Susan that, if she ever needs to find Meg, she should search for the the name "Kahlo" as a code word (from Frida Kahlo).		After the end of the Snow Beyond the Wall, Meg stays on at Elisal for a while. She begins to preform little acts of defiance against the Priestesses. When the risk to Elisal grows too great, she leaves, heading into the [[Heartwild]] to form a rebel band. She tells Susan that, if she ever needs to find Meg, she should search for the the name "Kahlo" as a code word (from Frida Kahlo).

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			'''Status in August 2025:''' Just completed Year 13 (Upper Sixth) in June/July 2025. Awaiting A-Level results (typically released mid-August).

	After the end of the Snow Beyond the Wall, Meg stays on at Elisal for a while. She begins to preform little acts of defiance against the Priestesses. When the risk to Elisal grows too great, she leaves, heading into the [[Heartwild]] to form a rebel band. She tells Susan that, if she ever needs to find Meg, she should search for the the name "Kahlo" as a code word (from Frida Kahlo).		After the end of the Snow Beyond the Wall, Meg stays on at Elisal for a while. She begins to preform little acts of defiance against the Priestesses. When the risk to Elisal grows too great, she leaves, heading into the [[Heartwild]] to form a rebel band. She tells Susan that, if she ever needs to find Meg, she should search for the the name "Kahlo" as a code word (from Frida Kahlo).

LairaG at 12:01, 22 August 2026

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	\| family = [[Luke Maddison\|Luke ]] (brother)<br>[[Susan Maddison\|Susan]] (sister)<br>[[Emily Maddison\|Emily]] (sister)		\| family = [[Luke Maddison\|Luke ]] (brother)<br>[[Susan Maddison\|Susan]] (sister)<br>[[Emily Maddison\|Emily]] (sister)
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	~~'''Birthdate range: 10 September 2006 to 11 August 2007.'''~~

	Meg Maddison is one of the four [[Maddisons\|Maddison]] siblings who enter Altierra in the novel ''[[The Snow Beyond the Wall]]''. She is the third eldest of the group and is 18 years old when she first enters the world. Her captivity and eventual rescue form one of the novel's central arcs. She forms a close friendship with fellow slave Toia and is mentored by the older Bestia Brisa.		Meg Maddison is one of the four [[Maddisons\|Maddison]] siblings who enter Altierra in the novel ''[[The Snow Beyond the Wall]]''. She is the third eldest of the group and is 18 years old when she first enters the world. Her captivity and eventual rescue form one of the novel's central arcs. She forms a close friendship with fellow slave Toia and is mentored by the older Bestia Brisa.
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	! Year !! Age !! Event		! Year !! Age !! Event
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	\| 2007 \|\| - \|\| Born		\| 2007 \|\| - \|\| Born (8 July)
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	\| 2025 \|\| 18 \|\| Entered Altierra		\| 2025 \|\| 18 \|\| Entered Altierra

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	! Year !! Age !! Event		! Year !! Age !! Event
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	\| ~~2009~~ \|\| - \|\| Born		\| 2007 \|\| - \|\| Born
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	~~\| 000 0 \|\| 00 \|\| xxxx~~		\| 2025 \|\| 18 \|\| Entered Altierra
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	\| 2025 \|\| 16 \|\| Entered Altierra
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LairaG at 09:35, 22 August 2026

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	\| race = Earth		\| race = Earth
	\| aka= Margaret<br>Calida (Bestia name)<br>Kahlo		\| aka= Margaret<br>Calida (Bestia name)<br>Kahlo
	\| born = ~~2009~~		\| born = 2007
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	Meg Maddison is one of the four [[Maddisons\|Maddison]] siblings who enter Altierra in the novel ''[[The Snow Beyond the Wall]]''. She is the third eldest of the group and is 16 years old when she first enters the world. Her captivity and eventual rescue form one of the novel's central arcs. She forms a close friendship with fellow slave Toia and is mentored by the older Bestia Brisa.		'''Birthdate range: 10 September 2006 to 11 August 2007.'''

			Meg Maddison is one of the four [[Maddisons\|Maddison]] siblings who enter Altierra in the novel ''[[The Snow Beyond the Wall]]''. She is the third eldest of the group and is 18 years old when she first enters the world. Her captivity and eventual rescue form one of the novel's central arcs. She forms a close friendship with fellow slave Toia and is mentored by the older Bestia Brisa.

	==Appearance==		==Appearance==

	Meg is ~~sixteen~~ years old with pale blonde hair — a feature noted as rare in Altierra and one that makes her conspicuous; Valdez remarks on it with fascination.		Meg is eighteen years old with pale blonde hair — a feature noted as rare in Altierra and one that makes her conspicuous; Valdez remarks on it with fascination.

	Her hair changes significantly across the story. It begins in a ponytail; Brisa braids it at Rocosa; and it is ultimately cut short as punishment by Maricella at Sometria — when Susan first sees her through a doorway at the laundry yard, she is a novice "with short, pale blonde hair," prompting Susan's shocked reaction: "What have they done to her lovely hair?"		Her hair changes significantly across the story. It begins in a ponytail; Brisa braids it at Rocosa; and it is ultimately cut short as punishment by Maricella at Sometria — when Susan first sees her through a doorway at the laundry yard, she is a novice "with short, pale blonde hair," prompting Susan's shocked reaction: "What have they done to her lovely hair?"

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	When made a Bestia, she was given the name of "Calida". This has three syllables unlike other Bestia names which are one or two, perhaps indicating that she was not a regular Bestia.		When made a Bestia, she was given the name of "Calida". This has three syllables unlike other Bestia names which are one or two, perhaps indicating that she was not a regular Bestia.

	==~~Timetable~~==		==Timeline==

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