Character from Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Mare's oldest friend — a fisherman's apprentice who became a rebel soldier, who loved a girl he couldn't have, and who ended up leading a country he never expected to exist.
Kilorn is the Red everyman — no powers, no Silver blood, no Newblood gifts. Just stubbornness, loyalty, and the survival instinct of someone who grew up knowing he was expendable. He was Mare's best friend before she was anyone's lightning girl, and he stayed her friend after, even when she became something he couldn't follow. He harbored feelings for Mare that she never reciprocated. He was jealous of Cal. He felt powerless next to Newbloods. But he never let any of that stop him from showing up — from fighting beside people who could level buildings while he carried a rifle. His courage is the ordinary kind, which is the hardest kind. After the war, Kilorn became Premier of Montfort. The fisherman's apprentice from the Stilts ended up leading a democratic nation. He prioritized education, history, and science — building the future from the wreckage of the world that tried to conscript him.
Tall with tawny hair and bottle-green eyes. A distinctive gait from years on fishing boats. Started lean and hungry; ended broader and healthier after settling in Montfort with proper nutrition. He wears a green earring Mare gave him. He looks like someone who's been underestimated his entire life and has learned to use it.
Also known as: Fish Boy