Mighty, powerful, headstrong. Capable of holding themselves (and perhaps others?) in rough situations? It's hard to say when I don't know the character! Which character are they, and from what text?
Mighty, powerful, headstrong. Capable of holding themselves (and perhaps others?) in rough situations? It's hard to say when I don't know the character! Which character are they, and from what text?
It is the chapter named 'Swelter' from Mervyn Peake's Titus Groan, of the Gormenghast trilogy.