A young stable boy who attaches himself to Fitz with a loyalty that proves remarkably difficult to discourage, and whose presence across the Fitz and the Fool trilogy provides an unexpected source of both practical assistance and emotional grounding. Per's uncomplicated devotion and genuine usefulness make him one of the trilogy's more warmly drawn secondary characters, and his willingness to follow Fitz into situations well beyond his experience gives him a courage that is more substantial than his years suggest.