Nettle Green

"Whoops. Sorry about that, but don't worry. The worst thing that can happen one day is when your nose itches and you forget you're wearing the gauntlet and accidentally break your nose."

- Nett to Sena in Fire in the Star

Nettle Green (nicknamed Nett) is Claire’s first friend in Arden. He is also the foster brother of Sena Steele. His grandfather, Francis Green is revealed to be a Royalist in the first book.

Skills and Abilities

 * Tiller magic: As a Tiller, Nett can use Tiller magic.
 * Knowledge of Arden history: Nett is knowledgeable of Arden history, which is probably the reason why he admires Mira Fray in The Unicorn Quest.

Appearance
Nett is described in the books as having green eyes, "nut brown" skin, and bushy black hair. He is implied to be Claire's age.

History
Nett's parents died from a wraith attack when he was baby, from then on, he was raised by his grandfather, Francis Green. His mother was from the Sunrise Isles, which are a set of islands just off the coast of Arden, and his father was a Tiller. Sometime during his childhood, Sena Steele came to live with him and soon came to view her as his older sister.

The Unicorn Quest
When Sophie found the ladder and visited Greenwood Village, he befriended her. When Sophie visited Greenwood another time, this time with Claire, he made the maribo glow to scare away the wraiths. He and Francis helps Claire and Sena escape from the Tiller and Forger cage. Together they went to Fyrton to craft a mirror that would help Claire find Sophie.

Later in the book, he falls into a pit of razor mud and falls ill, so Sena has to find a Tiller grandmaster to help Nett.

It is revealed that Nett's grandfather was a Royalist, and that Francis's intentions were to use Sophie's blood to free the unicorn and to get revenge on wraiths for attacking his son and his daughter in law.

Secret in the Stone
He warns Claire and Sophie that Sena was spotted and was about to be executed.

Fire in the Star
In the third book, his grandfather tries to make up for his ways, by stealing the Spinner's Love Knot Tine, before dying later on in the book.

Trivia

 * At the end of the last book, Claire and Nett make promises to each other. Nett's promise to Claire is that she will two inches taller in all the historical accounts he writes.
 * It is possibly that Nett is biracial, as he has "bushy black hair," and dark skin, but has green eyes.
 * The reason why Nett knows so much about Arden's history, is because in The Unicorn Quest, he explains how he feels like an outsider, (because his mother was not from Arden), so he taught himself as much as he can about Arden's history to compensate for it.
 * He had once tried to draw a portrait of Francis, but everyone thought it was a hairy cabbage.