Robin

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Alyosha's son and heir. Robin was born into the Clan as the result of a brief tryst between Alyosha and Split. His father's consort, Mirek, doesn't like him much and as a consequence Alyosha is very distant towards him. Split, on the contrary, is very controlling and deeply involved in his life. To her, Robin is a way to get closer to Alyosha and to live the life as a guardian she always wanted.

Split is constantly demanding that Robin go on the Search to find his charge. Robin doesn't want to - he's seen how his father acts around his charge, Mirek, and is afraid of that kind of responsibility. He also doesn't help much around the Clan, spending the majority of his time with his mother in the Rico's Garden watching other dragons work. He gets away with it because he's Alyosha's son, but it doesn't make him popular.

Robin is reluctant to try because he feels that his father's achievements are so great that anything he does will pale in comparison. Split's goading doesn't help, nor does Lisbeth's insistence that he start contributing. He was born with a very unsightly bright brick underbelly, but Tarkovskii removed it successfully without any side effects.

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