Sister of William Miller; sent to follow him through town on the day of the sonnet competition.
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DRAFT — minimal character stub drawn from the How They Fall manuscript. To expand.
Aurora Miller
Established facts (from How They Fall)
Sister of William Miller.
Daughter of Lori and Adam (surname inconsistent in the draft — "Morris" in one line, "Miller" elsewhere; reconcile).
Warwickshire, England, 1875.
Dispatched by her mother to follow William into town the day he encountered the Old Man and received the Château de Noya sonnet competition invitation.
Did not see the Old Man herself — only the sheet in William's hand.