Giles, the women are attacked and are saved by Maximus as the Ghost. Artemis as her companion has no choice but to accompany her. He has been there for several years but Artemis is afraid that her brother will not live much longer if he is not freed. Her brother was accused of murdering three of his friends, but rather than being hanged was committed to Bedlam as incurably insane. (Yes, the mythology references are obvious and plenty). He has been seeking their murderer for two decades.Īrtemis is haunted by the actions of her twin brother Apollo. Giles, but unlike the other two ghosts (whose stories are told in books 4 & 5), Maximus does not take on the guise of the Ghost to seek justice or to protect others, but rather to seek vengeance for the deaths of his parents. Giles at the age of 14 for which he blames himself. Maximus has created a cold, hard shell over himself after having witnessed the murder of his parents in St. Maximus insulted her in Lord of Darkness (book 5) as being “an invisible little woman who trails … like a pale wraith.” Artemis sees Maximus as cold and heartless. Maximus and Artemis do not get off to a good start. How Does Hoyt Turn An Unlikeable Duke Into a Hero?ĭuke of Midnight is the story of Maximus, The Duke of Wakefield and Artemis Greaves, the companion of Lady Penelope Chadwicke (the woman Wakefield has decided to marry).
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