Chapter+Glossary

THE HEART READER Bent Tree Books By J. Rupe-Boyd toc

158-Item Glossary Guide for Readers =__Chapter 1__ = **Harthurtz** - kmc Primary First World setting; community where Arthur and Mary Grace live with their father. The word is a homonym for heart hurts; the author may have used the play on words to suggest a community that needs compassion and love.

Spirit’s Glen - MMO** //"Whether the weather be fine or whether the weather be not Whether the weather be cold or whether the weather be hot We'll weather the weather Whatever the weather Whether we like it or not."//
 * Revers Wood - MMO**
 * Roddel Middle School** - MMO - The school that Arthur Warrenton (main character) and his little sister, Mary Grace, attend.
 * Steady Rock Creek - MMO
 * Arthur Warrenton** - MMO - The main character of the book; the one who the Shibboleth Shield is given to. Finds he has powers.
 * Brice Bullgrin** - CLD The "Bully". This is the whole reason Urias came to Arthur and gave him the shibboleth Sheild.
 * Aunt Minnie** - MMO -Arthur Warrenton and his little sister, Mary Grace’s Aunt; terrible driver and buys Mary Grace nice and expensive things.
 * Mary Grace** - MMO -The younger sister of Arthur Warrenton (main character)
 * Urias** - MMO -The young man who is from the second world and finds Arthur Warrenton and gives him the Shibboleth Shield. He is Arthur’s guardian
 * “Whether the weather”** **-** ADH - This poem, when sung in rhythm with the tapping of the Shibboleth Shield, will activate its powers.

Empath Counselors
 * $678.42 vs $109,678.42** ICW **–** **This discrepancy in money is $109,000.00 as we find out in the book. Later in the book we also find out that Mr. Humbles put that in Arthur’s account because it was suppose to be there all along. It also helps in paying for Uncle Ivan’s surgery.**

=__Chapter 2__ = **Counselor Valery Salvely** MRM  - When Arthur first says whether the weather, Counselor Valery Salvely responds to his call. She works at the Empath Counseling Center and tries to explain somethings to Arthur.
 * Roger at Control Central- BK** Man who assists Arthur in the purpose of his shibboleth shield. After tapping the shield Roger helped him make his shield give cloak protection. Laughs at him.
 * Ghoulwraith-** CLD-The things that came out of the tree. " This Brice Bullgrin is possessed by a ghoulwraith?" something that makes you bad.
 * Marlene at Control Central- BK** Woman who assists Arthur after Roger laughs at Arthur. She forces him to summon his cloak.
 * “Arthur Warrenton, child of destiny, the cloak has found you.”** MRM - an important line in the book. Arthur is there to help save the second world which makes him a child of destiny. He now has his protective cloak. He needs to learn its strengths and weaknesses.

=__Chapter 3__ = **Message in mirror - MMO Summum Bonum - MMO An awakening**
 * Dowager Duchess of Avernus-** PB An evil being from the second world that escaped into the first world along with ghoulwraiths, fiend avengers, and light quenchers to name a few dark creatures, through the ancient oak. A tiny, ancient woman with lifeless skin and sagging wrinkles, she has control over Xenalian and is the object of his affection. She is also the aunt of Elmyra and Queen of the Unpeccavi. She intends to use dark forces on the first world, causing war and famine as she has done in the past.


 * Fiend Avengers** ICW - ** The fiend avenger is a beast that works with Ghoulwraths. Although they are first mentioned in Chapter 3, our first encounter with one isn’t until Chapter 21. In that encounter it is only described as hyena-like. **
 * Light Quenchers**- CLD One of the things that had escaped. They take away light.
 * The Lady Dulce of Deusse-** PB Arthur and Mary Grace's mother, one of the most important beings in Panagiotis's Realm, lived in an area of existence between Second World and the Realm. Beautiful and kind, she was bound to someday sacrifice herself for the good of earthlings.

=__Chapter 4__ = **Ancient Oak** - CLD - The tree into the Second World with an opening on the side so they can go into it.
 * threshold guardian** - kmc The ancient oak is said to serve as a threshold guardian for the boundary between First and Second World. It is also a term used in Joseph Campbell's monomythic pattern for the force that blocks the way for the hero to answer his or her call to adventure; similarly, it is the barrier that must be faced when the hero seeks to return from adventure with a boon/blessing.
 * Matilda Angelus**- CLD The lady Arthur met in the Second World. She was trying to explain to him what the Second World was and things that are in the Second World.
 * Empath Alpha of First Order** ICW **– As is explained to Arthur in Chapter 4, Empath Alpha of First Order, an Empath is a person with deep empathy. An Empath Alpha of the First Order as extremely deep empathy and also has the rare ability to heal humans. **

=__Chapter 5__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**Nightmares**
 * New Shoes** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">MRM <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- Mary Grace wanted cool new shoes. When she crossed the bridge and went into the second world she got new shoes from the sisters. They ended up being possessed and made her go back and cross the bridge when she wasn't suppose to.
 * Mikey, homework help** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">MRM <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- Mikey starts all his sentences with guess what?.... JJ was late to school and Mikey needed help with his math homework. Arthur and Mikey stopped at the library so that Arthur could help him with his homework, like usual.

JJ St. John** MRM - One of Arthur's best friend's other than Mikey. He is very cheerful and always happy. He loves watches.
 * Phillip Worthmore** - ADH - Phillip Worthmore is one of the two smartest kids in Roddel Middle School. He was friends with Brice Bullgrin until it was discovered that Brice was copying his homework.
 * Brain and Brain-minus** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">MRM <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- The nicknames for Arthur and Mikey given by Phillip and Brice.
 * Superanticipation** - ADH - A precognitive/bullet-time power granted to Empaths.
 * Mr. Forliff**- <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">MRM <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> - The substitute p.e. teacher who was really hard and made the students run and sweat a lot. It is ironic because his name is Forliff like Forklift and he is very strong.
 * Mr. Barburgher-** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">MRM <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- a mean teacher at Arthur's school who punishes students meanly who they are late.
 * Ms. Harkick**, <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">MRM <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">- She is Arthur's teacher who caught Brice cheating. She had him bring his homework to the front of the class and she saw it had been photocopied.
 * “boy” in solarium/greenhouse-

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 6__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**Emma Whiteridge** ICW – As one of Arthur not so human friends, Emma is able to provide some support as Arthur goes through journey through the discovery of his new powers. She herself is a clairvoyant. Cielle Humbles Clara Dowd Hexel Bullgrin-** CLD - A Troublemaker. Most students stay away from him, he hates Arthur. Claimed someone had been telling on him and his friends for cheating on homework.
 * Setty Kumar
 * Mr. Majors** - CLD - The teacher who heard the 2 girls talking about Arthur fighting and took him and Phillip to the office.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 7__ =

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**Madam Durant** - CLD- The art teacher who was talking to a small boy as Arthur walked by her classroom to the office.
 * Morris Worthmore** - ADH - Phillip's abusive stepfather. He is easily upset by little things.
 * Prince Zamiel & dark void**- PB The Black Void is a pulsating mass that can change its shape at will. It is a living entity that controls the beings that dwell within its folds of darkness. These beings include Prince Zamiel and his court.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 8__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**Tracer Supremes** Veil of Naraka**
 * Master Xenalian and lackeys**- PB Xenalian is a powerful creature that lives inside the Black Void and has the power to enslave. He is the Steward of Darkness and is controlled by the Dowager Duchesse Epedemia.
 * Beast
 * “Our destinies are intertwined."**
 * Young nurses (p.38)**
 * Sister Santus-** PB Member of the Sisterhood that you can usually count on to show up when someone needs healing. She is the sister that examines those that have been sick or injured and decides whether they need more rest or if they are fully revived and healty.
 * Second World clothes** - ADH - Clothes that can repair themselves if torn, clean themselves if dirty, and defend themselves if attacked.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 9__ =
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Dr. Omperdus **- ADH - Principal of Roddel Middle School. He is possessed throughout the novel and maintains frequent contact with the Dowager.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 10__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**Xenalian forms** - ADH - Xenalien has two forms, one of a knight in the presence of Dowager Duchesse Epedemia, the other of a disgustingly fat monster.
 * Dowager Duchesse Epedemia**- PB An evil being from the second world that escaped into the first world along with ghoulwraiths, fiend avengers, and light quenchers to name a few dark creatures, through the ancient oak. A tiny, ancient woman with lifeless skin and sagging wrinkles, she has control over Xenalian and is the object of his affection. She is also the aunt of Elmyra and Queen of the Unpeccavi. She intends to use dark forces on the first world, causing war and famine as she has done in the past.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 11__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**Mark Garcia Mr. Snyder** MRM A teacher at Arthur's middle school. He calls JJ Julian and it upsets JJ. Arthur stands up for JJ and Mr. Snyder gets mad. He tried to escort him to the office but Arthur's shield shot out a flame and it shot Mr. Synder back. He had to go to the hospital.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 12__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**Uncle Ivan -** CLD - Arthur's uncle. Arthur gives Aunt Minnie his money because Uncle Ivan needs surgery. Panagiotis’s protection Veil of Naraka (also p. 125) Oracles of Athanasia** - ADH - Three Oracles that generated a prophecy that tell of Arthur's fate.
 * Highridge Lane**
 * Ringing bells of Panagiotis-** PB Bells that are rung by mortals who achieve an extremely high level of valor. To make them ring one must show exceptional courage, compassion, and generosity. All of these attributes must be expressed spontaneously and without thought of oneself.
 * “Avra enono!”

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 13__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ESTO PERPETUA **
 * “A lovely woman dressed in flowing robes” p. 58

=__Chapter 14__=


 * Hoover Highway- CLD** - The highway that Aunt Minnie took the kids to school.
 * Sister Angelus**- PB The member of the Sisterhood that told Emma about different beings from the Second World.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Harvey Ratster **- CLD- The boy who said that Arthur was on drugs in the locker room.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 15__ = Laser pointer ICW ****–** The laser pointers were designed by Urias to destroy Ghoulwraths that had taken over humans. This proved to be helpful many times in the book from the instant they were introduced to the book.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Mrs. Gardener (p66)

Twixt Leaf-denizen

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 16__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**Roger Ankora Cecilia Bonheart** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">**Most Reverent Commandant, Amelia Harkik
 * Sister Mona-** PB A member of the Sisterhood who cannot get Urias the divine scintillas that he needs to heal Arthur when he has been poisoned and seems rather unhelpful, but ultimately gives Urias the idea to get help from Amelia Harik.
 * Mount Sanctotium**
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Transfer of Sublime Essence! //**

Agapecustos ICW -** As the work means in Latin, Love Guard, these people are the guardians of love. They are some of our not so human friends that have the ability to project their aura to protect someone.


 * The Custos Brotherhood**

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 17__ =


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fidus Achates //

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fidua achates in pectore //** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * Lucas McFray-BS** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> is Arthur’s new guardian since something has happened to Urias. Lucas is a lot more laid back than Urias and likes to have a good time.


 * Master Chief Librarian-BS** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">is asked to show Arthur to the room of mysteries
 * Room of mysteries -BS** is a room where the divine //riviere d’histoire// is. I’m guessing it is a room for judgment like our court rooms.

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Divine riviere d’histoire // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * Silas (p. 75)** -**BS** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">a gnome prince

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 18__ = Mr. Erps-BS
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

Mr. Tremly

Boiler room-BS <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">is where Dr. Omperdus keeps sneaking off to. Its where all the gnomes, because there is a lot of smog down there and that’s what makes them stronger

A Grone (p. 79) ICW **– A Grone is simple an extremely large gnome. They are seen a few times throughout the book and are compared similar to trolls.


 * Gnome

A Tunnel

Groghilt

“Look with your heart!” (p. 84)**

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 19__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * A small crystal, the size of a pea (p. 86)** - CLD - A self discoverer only Agapecutos is supposed to have. You can as a yes-no question and you can learn about hidden information about yourself.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 20__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * Detective Monroe-BS Is working with Dr. Omperdus to find out who broke in the school

Ms. Gladspeak-BS The librarian

Dr. Knowles-BS A substitute teacher, who is well known from the University.

The power plant**

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 21__ =

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Blasphemare exorior! // <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * Sister Parma**- PB The member of the Sisterhood that is present while Arthur is being healed after he and Lucas are attacked by a fiend avenger in the locker room. She confirms that it was indeed a fiend avenger that made this attack.


 * Custos blood**- PB Apparently a rare sight. SIster Parma does not know that a Custo could bleed. The bllood has an aroma that is like the combination of every heavenly scent. It makes you want to sing and cry at the same time and makes the room you are in seem as if it is being purified.


 * Clothing from the Realm Repairs itself and is loyal to its owner

Agapecustos aura**

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 22__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * Mr. Von Torp

The Zena Amazons

Vibrating glasses

Punishment for trespassing on Amazon sacred land (p.103)

Silver-haired warrior**

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 23__ = A golden inhibitor collar ICW- <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">This collar had the ability to take away anyone’s powers. They Amazons put one of these on both Arthur and Lucas when they trespass on the Amazon lands.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

A silver whistle

A golden bow **

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=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 24__ =


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The Grand Reeve

“The Scrutiny of Arthur Warrenton has now begun!”

A Gnome child

“Supplicantus”

Elmyra, Queen of the Unpeccavi

Water from the sea of innocence

Tears of true repentence

Hermits of the Limpid Mts. (p117)

Sword of Harmlessness / //locus paenitentiae//

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Silas, son of Silas XI, King of the Fearless, ruler of the kingdom of gnomes and grones //

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Oracle of the Endless Mists //<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

La Beaute Ideale **

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 25__ =
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Kidnapped at the awards assembly!

A concluding promise (p124) **

=**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 26__ **= Stygian Valley
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

Epedemia, Dowager Duchesse of Avernus, aunt of Elmyra, Queen of the Unpeccavi

Prince Zamiel

Moloch

The Avernus curse ICW - ** The curse is one of last words that are said by Epedemia. Avernus is also known as hell. So this could be taken as the Hell Curse.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 27__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * A black silk bag**- kmc What a grieving, reeling Xenalian placed the scooped up Dowager dust, diamonds, and the shibboleth shield into after the Dowager was garroted by Urias' hair and crumbled to dust


 * A giant, glowing, star-like object

Arthur’s conviction as he drifts off to sleep in his own bed**

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Chapter 28__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * Secret of the shibboleth shield - kmc** It had very little power in and of itself. It was, in fact, a heart reader: it magnified the forces in the heart of the wearer. The activation code (whether the weather) could not be pronounced by the Dowager or by Xenalian, both of whom could not pronounce the w sound.


 * Secret of curses

A loose end that is even dangerous to discuss

Duesse

Keepers of secrets who have information about Arthur’s true parentage**

=<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">__Epilogue__ = <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">
 * Oracle of Hidden Hemlocks -** kmc The word oracle means "a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion.' That term should apply to all three of the Oracles in the Epilogue. The choice of Hemlocks, hidden or otherwise, is problematic. There is the tree, and then there is the herb, and then there is the poison derived from the herb. If we take the former, then Hemlocks are long-lived evergreen trees used in framing construction and known for their strength. They are the national tree for Canada, and its history of medicinal and leather tanning uses (for its bark) is in our own American history. So, the oracles could be from a hidden wood (forest). If the author intended [|the herb] (visually, not unlike a parsley plant) and, therefore, the poison, the tone is much different. These oracles would be small enough to hide among the flowering herbs and may prove deadly.


 * Oracle of Endless Redwoods

Oracle of the Misty Mountains** ICW <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">** – **** As stated earlier, an oracle is "a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion.” The Misty Mountains could refer to a few things though. The Misty Mountains **<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px;">are actually mentioned in another great fantasy novel, J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings”  **. This could also in the context of this book be believed to be a reference to the Realm, which is always covered by clouds.**