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{{People|name=Emily Roland|dob=c. 1795|service=[[Aerial Corps]]|rank=Ensign|nationality=British|billets=[[Loch Laggan covert]], runner for [[Temeraire]]}} | {{People|name=Emily Roland|dob=c. 1795|service=[[Aerial Corps]]|rank=Ensign|nationality=British|billets=[[Loch Laggan covert]], runner for [[Temeraire]]}} | ||
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Jane did not reveal the identity of Emily's father to Laurence, saying instead that she had not seen him in ten years and that she doubted he knew Emily's name. Instead, Emily would have been raised by Jane and Excidium - Jane had Emily "in harness since before she could walk" - until she was seven, when she would have joined the [[Aerial Corps]] more formally as a cadet. | Jane did not reveal the identity of Emily's father to Laurence, saying instead that she had not seen him in ten years and that she doubted he knew Emily's name. Instead, Emily would have been raised by Jane and Excidium - Jane had Emily "in harness since before she could walk" - until she was seven, when she would have joined the [[Aerial Corps]] more formally as a cadet. | ||
− | With the rest of Temeraire's crew, Emily journeyed to China and to Africa. As captain, Laurence was responsible for her education and that of the other cadets during these voyages, ensuring that they learned grammar, reading skills | + | With the rest of Temeraire's crew, Emily journeyed to China and to Africa. As captain, Laurence was responsible for her education and that of the other cadets during these voyages, ensuring that they learned grammar, reading skills, trigonometry and so on. The children also picked up some spoken Chinese along the way, and Temeraire taught them to write Chinese characters so that they could act as his copyists. When Emily moved on from trigonometry to calculus, Temeraire took over on this area of her education as well, as Laurence did not care for it. However, Emily herself preferred fencing. |
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When Laurence's father, [[Lord Allendale]], happened to meet Emily at the soiree organized by Temeraire and [[William Wilberforce]] in early 1807, he misinterpreted Laurence's interest in her education. Since Emily was a girl, Lord Allendale did not realize she was a cadet in Laurence's crew and instead concluded that she was Laurence's "by-blow" - i.e., his own illegitimate granddaughter. He passed this information on to his wife, who sent Emily a necklace of garnets set in gold. | When Laurence's father, [[Lord Allendale]], happened to meet Emily at the soiree organized by Temeraire and [[William Wilberforce]] in early 1807, he misinterpreted Laurence's interest in her education. Since Emily was a girl, Lord Allendale did not realize she was a cadet in Laurence's crew and instead concluded that she was Laurence's "by-blow" - i.e., his own illegitimate granddaughter. He passed this information on to his wife, who sent Emily a necklace of garnets set in gold. | ||
− | After Temeraire and the rest of [[Lily]]'s formation returned from Africa in late 1807, Emily and [[Peter Dyer]] were promoted from cadets to ensigns. However, when Laurence was convicted of treason Emily was reassigned to [[Artemisia]] under [[Sanderson]]. | + | After Temeraire and the rest of [[Lily]]'s formation returned from Africa in late 1807, Emily and [[Peter Dyer]] were promoted from cadets to ensigns. However, when Laurence was convicted of treason Emily was reassigned to [[Artemisia]] under [[Sanderson]]. |
Emily was one of the few members of Temeraire's crew who returned after Laurence - technically still under a death sentence - and Temeraire rejoined the [[Aerial Corps]] during Napoleon's occupation of Britain. She did not have to worry that it would hurt her career, as her future with Excidium was already assured. | Emily was one of the few members of Temeraire's crew who returned after Laurence - technically still under a death sentence - and Temeraire rejoined the [[Aerial Corps]] during Napoleon's occupation of Britain. She did not have to worry that it would hurt her career, as her future with Excidium was already assured. |