Sophronisba Gillis
Names: Sophronisba GillisPhronsiePhronsie Gillis
First appears in Book 3: The Nonborn King, chapter 33 (6)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 3: The Nonborn King
- Ch 38Phronsie Gillis is Basil's loyal enforcer, feared by the Bastards and credited with deterring Thongsa and theft.
Book 4: The Adversary
- Ch 22Has frostbitten feet that are recovering thanks to torc-boosted circulation; can walk slowly and wants to be left at Camp Two.
- Ch 25Phronsie's frostbitten feet are recovering; she waits with others in Old Number One, believing Basil has frozen, and then flies out.
Connections
- ally ofBasil Wimborneenforcer
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 38Aldo's treachery foiled
Before dawn Aldo and the Baroness try to steal Number One, injuring Nazir. Betsy stuns them, and Basil sentences them to be hanged from the aircraft's belly-hatch.
- Book 4 · Ch 15Basil briefs the expedition
Basil announces the Monte Rosa plan, assault and support team assignments, and the incoming Firvulag force; Veikko adds nineteen days remain and bad news about Marc.
- Book 4 · Ch 25Basil teleported from the summit
Injured on the summit, Basil meets an armored being that offers to teleport him by d-jump; he accepts and both vanish as the others depart believing him dead.
- Book 4 · Ch 38Time-gate closes; humans stay
After the last of 11,332 returnees passes, Basil, Burke and Phronsie choose to stay, and Phronsie shuts down the Guderian device.