Sir Caedric Holt
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The Northern Duchess
A modern Black woman wakes up as the despised wife of a cold Northern duke—and everyone wants her dead before she can produce an heir.
The Northern Duchess
Transported into a frozen realm of daggers and duty, a modern Black woman must survive a cold marriage to the Duke of the North—and everyone who wants her dead.
About
Captain of the ducal guard and Killian's childhood friend. Caedric is loyal, warm-hearted, and one of the few people who can speak candidly with the duke. He becomes one of Imani's earliest allies in the castle, offering dry humor and quiet protection. However, his loyalty to Killian is absolute, and if forced to choose, he will always side with the duke. He carries his own secret—a forbidden connection to the old magic of the north.
Appearance
Sir Caedric Holt is a broad-shouldered man in his early thirties with a weathered, handsome face and a faint scar that cuts through his left eyebrow. He wears the immaculate silver-and-blue uniform of the ducal guard, the captain’s insignia gleaming on his collar, though he often keeps his dark hair slightly longer than regulation permits. A heavy northern signet ring bearing a direwolf motif never leaves his right hand, and the slight stiffness in his left arm hints at an old injury that never fully healed.