Babel

by

R. F. Kuang

Evie is a former student at Babel in Sterling and Griffin’s cohort who was noted for being especially brilliant. Griffin killed her with a silver bar after she told him that she was involved in a plot to take down the Hermes Society. Robin ultimately uses the same silver bar to kill Professor Lovell.
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Evie Character Timeline in Babel

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Chapter 13
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...to release the magic of silver bars). Another person who discovered several match-pairs is named Evie Brooke. Robin and his cohort determine that she would have graduated in the same year... (full context)
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...the party, Robin, Ramy, Letty, and Victoire walk through a nearby graveyard. There, they find Evie Brooke’s grave. She died five years ago. (full context)
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...which Lovell takes as a confession. He asks Robin if he knows what happened to Evie Brooke. Robin says no. Lovell says that Griffin murdered her when he had been stealing... (full context)
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...at St. Aldate’s. Robin moves to give Lovell back the silver bar used to murder Evie, but Lovell tells Robin to keep it. It will help to remind Robin who the... (full context)
Chapter 16
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...recruited them a few months ago. Robin explains that Professor Lovell said that Griffin killed Evie Brooke. Ramy asks Robin if he believes Professor Lovell, and Robin says he does. (full context)
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...mimics him. In his pocket, Robin finds the silver bar that Griffin used to kill Evie, which Lovell had given him. He takes out the bar and presses it against Lovell... (full context)
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...how to shoot it. Robin is reluctant and then he asks Griffin why he killed Evie in cold blood. Griffin says that’s not what happened. Instead, Griffin says, Evie had engaged... (full context)