Upon arrival at Goddard's mansion, Rowan finds a massive party has been thrown for him, where he meets Esme. Rowan makes an internal decision that he will let Citra win because he does not want to kill her. The two share a kiss, but they decide they can not love each other because it is safer that way.Īfter the supposed self-gleaning of Scythe Faraday, Rowan is sent to Scythe Goddard to complete his training.

This causes the relationship between Citra and Rowan to be strained and awkward. It is then determined by a suggestion from Scythe Rand that Scythe Faraday is not allowed to have two apprentices and that at the end of the apprenticeship, the winner must glean the apprentice who was not chosen. Faraday teaches them both how to become a scythe, though double apprenticeships are formerly unheard of in the scythedom.Īt the Vernal Conclave, Rowan purposefully failed his test answering Scythe Curie's question, claiming that he had no fears, so Citra would not face the punishment by herself. Scythe Faraday then he asks them both to become his new apprentices and begin training with him. After some consideration, Rowan shows up at the Grand Civic Opera, where he meets Citra Terranova. Scythe Faraday invites Rowan Damisch and Citra Terranova to the Grand Civic Opera. Once, when hiking with his family, Rowan had gone off on his own and had encountered a mountain lion. Rowan lives with his cousins, second cousins, siblings, half siblings, and his grandmother, with a new husband and a baby on the way. Being the lettuce of the family meant being the part that no one really paid attention to. One of the perks of being the so-called lettuce of the family.

He ended up behind his schoolwork, his parents levying many forms of punishment-which they promptly forgot to enforce. The one time Rowan did splat, he found it a monumental pain. Tyger often splatted and Rowan was always by his side during revival. Rowan's former best friend was Tyger even though they were very different, they were both naive together.

Thunderhead arc of a scythe