Archimedes the Owl

ArchimedestheOwl

Physical Traits"Merlyn took off his pointed hat [...] and immediately there was a scamper in one of the dark corners and a flap of soft wings, and a tawny owl was sitting on [...] top of his head" (White 31).

Wise"I can see that you spoke in ignorance, and I bitterly regret that I should have been so petty as to take offence where none was intended," (white 36).He is wise because he made no excuses, as others are inclined to do, when he apologized and he truly saw the error of his ways.

Shy"'We see so little company," explained the magician [...] ,"that Archimedes is a little shy of strangers," (White 32).