Tarn

Tarn was a captain of the Guard, the mate of Tarith and the father of Laat. A well-respected gyrfalcon with suspected ties to the royal family of Gyr, Tarn was given his position as captain not simply due to his skill and courage but for his blood. He mated with Tarith during his third year, producing one egg—that egg being Laat, the next White King. Tarn was murdered by Deucan after the silver gyrfalcon became jealous of his relationship with Tarith, and made the captain's death appear to be an accident in order to coax the beautiful young falcon beneath his wing. Although Tarn was the true father of Laat, he never attempted to contact his son through the Stream, perhaps indicating that Tarn did not know that Laat was his offspring, as he never saw him as a hatchling, or that his belief in the Goddess was not powerful enough to summon his son's conscience through his dreams.