Character Love: Chaol from the Throne of Glass

My apologies for the late-ish post! Had a slight headache yesterday and because of it, didn't feel like using the brainpower to type up a post. However, I'm doing much much better today, so here's a post!!

Chaol is a character from both the novel and series, Throne of Glass. He's the Captain of the Guard and keeps an eye on the main character, who is an assassin brought in for a stupid challenge the king set forth to find a so-called Champion, A.K.A. someone to do the dirty work for him.

Chaol is an awkward little turtleduck masquerading successfully as a cool, collected Captain. He's borderline quiet, but not because he doesn't want to speak. In my mind, when he talks, he keeps his voice just loud enough that only the people around him hear.

During the first book, he doesn't realize that he has a crush on the said assassin, which is kind of a problem because he is the Captain of the Guard, and she is the most notorious assassin in the kingdom and had to be gotten out of a labor camp to attend the stupid competition. He's slightly more aware of it in the second book, and it's adorable because he's simultaneously protective of her and walking around going "She can take care of herself. Why am I bothering being worried??"

Despite being an awkward turtleduck, Chaol is still quite competent at his job. The poor baby goes through something in the first book that haunts him, but with the help of the assassin, he's working through it. (And wow that's an odd sentence. o.O ) He's noble, sweet, clever, brave, serious... Instead of fangirling wildly over him, like I typically do with characters, it's more of a quiet "My precious baby," kind of like this:


There is an attempt of a love triangle between Chaol, the assassin, and the Crown Prince, but both boys kind of sit back and go "Wait no this isn't okay" and try to not let it come between them, since they're best friends. Doesn't always happen (Hello vague tension between the Prince and Chaol in book two) but that they recognize it and try to prevent it shows good maturity from those two.

So basically, Chaol is just an all around sweetie pie who needs to be protected from all harm, because the (story) world would be dark without the precious sunshine turtleduck that is the Captain of the Guard.

Thanks for dropping by and look forwards to a review on Thursday!!
--Rebecca