Ernest Everhard
Ernest is a socialist theorist, labor leader, speaker, congressman, and underground strategist.
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Spoiler-freeErnest is a socialist theorist, labor leader, speaker, congressman, and underground strategist. He wants workers to recognize class power and predicts that the oligarchy will reject democratic defeat. His confidence and force inspire Avis and others, though the future editor warns that her portrait magnifies his role. He is captured and secretly executed before the Second Revolt; the exact manner remains unknown.
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