Essie is the young daughter of Sigling (the owner of the Fulsome Feast located in Ceunon).
History[]
Murtagh/The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm[]
She shares her story about a mean girl named Hjordis, who made her do something mean to one of her friends with the claim that she would tell her father and the guild to which he belonged to no longer patron the Fulsome Feast with Murtagh. She also tells him of her plans of run away in response while Murtagh is waiting for his 'associate' to arrive. Murtagh's 'associate' proves violent, threatening Essie by holding a knife to her throat, whilst wearing an amulet that made him invulnerable to the Name of the Ancient language, so Murtagh instead enchants a fork to kill the men. After the fight, Murtagh gives Essie the fork he had enchanted and encourages her to name it. Essie gives it the name 'Mister Stabby' which gives Murtagh a chuckle. He encourages her to stand up to Hjordis and to 'give her a poke' with the fork if she tries to get mean with her again. On his way out, Murtagh touches Essie's arm and heals the scar she had received as a result of bumping into her father while he was carrying boiling water through the inn's kitchen, causing him to spill the water on her.