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A tall, hulking Indigenous man who travels with Travis. Frenchie observes that the two men move suspiciously—they leave obvious garbage, stay in one place for several days, and don't seem like they're on the run. But up close, Lincoln makes Frenchie feel uncomfortable for a reason Frenchie can't place. It turns out that Lincoln and Travis are working for the Recruiters, but Lincoln botches the job by taking drugs and killing himself and RiRi.
Lincoln Quotes in The Marrow Thieves
The The Marrow Thieves quotes below are all either spoken by Lincoln or refer to Lincoln. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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I nodded back, copying the way he held his mouth. Yes, we would definitely do so. Us men. We'd be vigilant. Chi-Boy turned and started making his way through the trees. I watched him for a minute, and tried to listen. There was nothing—the absence of sound was the only thing the ear picked up. There was no doubt Chi-Boy was the best scout we had, probably the best scout anyone had. I followed close behind, imitating his movements.
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Lincoln Character Timeline in The Marrow Thieves
The timeline below shows where the character Lincoln appears in The Marrow Thieves. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
The Other Indians
...these two are part of. The men introduce themselves in broken Cree as Travis and Lincoln and Miig leads his family into the clearing. The short man with the hat, Travis,...
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...the area. Frenchie wants to be useful, so he gets up to look around too. Lincoln calls to Frenchie but lets him go. Frenchie can't figure out why he feels nervous...
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...to imitate Chi-Boy's silent way of moving. As they step into the clearing, they see Lincoln swallow something from his palm. They slip into the circle next to Rose and Miig,...
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...heard that there's an Indigenous resistance group outside Espanola. Frenchie sits up and notices that Lincoln stops carving and Travis makes a defensive movement. Travis says that the group is fighting,...
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Chi-Boy stands and looks ready to fight as Miig stares down Lincoln. Travis assures Miig that Lincoln is talking about hiding and tries to get Slopper to...
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...this late is also dangerous. Travis assures Miig that they don't mind sharing and claps Lincoln on the shoulder. Lincoln's eyes are glassy, and he seems cloudy somehow, but he tells...
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The Way It All Changed
...knife in his arm, and Miig is standing, his gun on the ground. Frenchie sees Lincoln, who looks inebriated, holding RiRi off the ground by her throat. Miig and Travis convince...
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...them to let RiRi go, and holds Minerva back from trying to get to RiRi. Lincoln drops RiRi entirely and starts to laugh. As Travis turns, Chi-Boy stabs him in the...
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...Miig telling him to stop. Frenchie startles the twins and Travis sighs and asks if Lincoln killed RiRi. Travis tries to reason with Frenchie, but Frenchie angrily notices Travis looking panicked....
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