Father Ninian is one of the monks at the monastery Beatrice, Axl, Wistan, and Edwin stop at on their journey. Father Ninian has taken a vow of silence, but he is very close with Father Jonus, who is bedridden and relies on Ninian to keep an eye on what is going on in the monastery. Father Ninian finds ways to help Axl and Beatrice, namely by bringing them to see Father Jonus because Father Brian will not. Ninian also helps make medicine for Beatrice, who suffers from a mysterious pain and has asked Jonus to help cure her.
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Father Ninian Character Timeline in The Buried Giant
The timeline below shows where the character Father Ninian appears in The Buried Giant. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6
...bed suffering from numerous injuries, who introduces himself as Jonus, and the silent monk as Ninian. Beatrice asks him how he got his injuries, but he changes the subject.
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Chapter 7
...He says the monks deceived them and sent them into the tunnels to die, but Ninian got word to Gawain about the plan and brought him to the tunnels earlier.
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...he, as a knight of Arthur, can keep them safe from the monster and that Ninian told him the tunnel had an exit.
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...found out what was in store for Axl, Beatrice, Wistan, and Edwin, he had asked Ninian to put him in the tunnel to protect them.
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Chapter 8
...of a battle: corpses, a blackened stone tower, and what look like pools of blood. Ninian appears behind him and Edwin asks if Wistan is lying in the courtyard. Ninian shakes...
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...soldiers were brought out of the tower. Suddenly, the tower caught fire and killed many. Ninian found Wistan wandering the corridors and Jonus had secretly treated him before sending him to...
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