Garmey

Garmey seems to not care much for his station in life. He doesn't listen to women, looks at the minor dragons in disgust, and he treats his sons as more of a bother than children. He is glad to have Bardon stay at his home but ignores Kale. When his sons have fun with the dragons in their room, he sends his wife, Elma, to deal with them, which hurts and angers her. He doesn't like that his wife can read and write, and he can't. He then belches loudly, which upsets Bardon, who takes him outside for a talk. Bardon tells Garmey that the way he treats his wife is sad. Because the farmer treats her like he does the men he hangs around with, he is teaching his sons that it is acceptable to treat women this way, and that his wife doesn't deserve respect of any kind, let alone decent courtesy. Garmey listens because he has always wanted to be a knight. However, when Bardon tells him the Followers are shams, this confuses Garmey as he has just become a Seeker. Bardon asks him to stay away from the Followers while he thinks things through.

However, when Garmey agrees to go with the Followers, the group takes their two sons to someplace different than the couple, which worries them. They are among the group that Kale, Bardon, and Holt break out of one of the Paladise villages.