Character from The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir
Nona's best friend and the leader of their school gang — a fierce, protective child who appointed herself Nona's guardian in a city on the edge of war.
Hot Sauce runs her school the way other kids play pretend — with absolute commitment and genuine stakes. She adopted Nona into her friend group, appointed herself Nona's protector, and manages their social dynamics with the strategic awareness of a battlefield commander who happens to be in primary school. Her friendship with Nona is one of the purest relationships in a series full of complicated ones. She doesn't care what Nona is. She cares that Nona is hers. In a world of gods, Lyctors, and planetary genocide, Hot Sauce's loyalty to her friends is the most human thing in the story.
A tough, no-nonsense child with the bearing of a tiny general. Leads her school gang with the authority of someone three times her age and expresses affection primarily through territorial aggression on behalf of the people she claims.
Also known as: Hot Sauce