Ma’am, this is a restricted area. The shoreline is off-limits, it’s all been mined!
Private Tainsley is a Peninsulan soldier.
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Personality[]
Tainsley appears bored.[1] He follows orders, but is wary about following through. He is easily manipulated by Val.[1]
After Val's intervention, Tainsley takes the role assigned to him very seriously. He does not believe the war has ended.[2]
Background[]
Tainsley is stationed in a watchman's tent, near the channel which acts as the border between the CLS and the Peninsula.[1]
Episode Appearances[]
| Chapters | Synopsis |
|---|---|
| Chapter 31: Its Gaze Shall Fall O'er Trembling Plains | Tainsley listens to the radio in the Watchman's Tent. An alarm goes off and he reaches to report it to his higher ups. When there's no response, he decides to deal with it himself. He sees Val walking towards the cliff. He tells her to stop, but she uses the Last Word on him to get past. She tells him that he will die a hero's death. |
| Chapter 43: One Last Song Of Revelations | Tainsley remains on patrol, waiting for the glory that Val promised him to occur. His Sergeant speaks to him, telling him the war is over and inviting him inside to celebrate. He refuses and continues his patrol. |
| Chapter 45: Of Love, And Gods' Defeat (Part One) | Tainsley is ecstatic to hear that there will be a battle agains the Children of the Woundtree. He repeats Val's lie to himself and his peers. |
| Chapter 45: Of Love, And Gods' Defeat (Part Two) | Tainsley shoots at Carpenter twice, driving her into the water. He waits for her body to come up, but it doesn't. He doesn't feel satisfied by his actions. |