Seliac Eshba
Names: Seliac EshbaSeliacGreat-Great-Grandfather Seliacthe village elderthe old man
First appears in Book 1: Intervention, chapter 9 (8)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 1: Intervention
- Ch 9123-year-old patriarch of Verkhnyaya Bzyb and Vera's great-great-grandfather; acts as tamadar at the feast and has Vera's piercing eyes.
- Ch 9Seliac Eshba is the village elder, whose village earns its main income from honey from Caucasian bees.
- Ch 9Seliac claims to know, through close rapport with the earth, that gifted minds like Tamara's are increasing in number worldwide.
- Ch 9Seliac uses the walnut as an analogy for humanity's mental evolution, saying the best seed must be chosen and patience is needed.
- Ch 9Seliac asks Pyotr to help prepare Tamara to meet her peers and use her gifts worthily, warning that this will cost them both a price.
Connections
- family ofVeragreat-great-grandfather
- leadsVerkhnyaya Bzyb
- family ofPyotr Sergeyevich SakhvadzeSeliac addresses Pyotr as 'grandson', possibly figuratively
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 9Journey to Verkhnyaya Bzyb
Pyotr drives Tamara south and into the mountains. Despite his doubts, the car restarts and Tamara guides them to the hidden village, where Seliac Eshba welcomes them.
- Book 1 · Ch 9Welcome feast and Seliac's revelations
The villagers toast Tamara as destined to announce their secret and bring peace. Seliac tells Pyotr about Vera's flight and his own ancestry, while Pyotr plans to leave that night.
- Book 1 · Ch 9Seliac recruits Pyotr
By a brook near the walnut grove, Seliac uses a walnut analogy and talk of humanity's mental evolution to persuade a skeptical Pyotr to help prepare Tamara. He holds out his hand and waits.