Story
One of Lorist's innermost trio — he rides everywhere with Patt and the lord himself. The trio of Lorist + Patt + Jim covers most of the early field operations: the Rockcastle raid, the riverbank ambushes, the dash to Tverdynya. Delicate errands also fall to him — for instance, settling terms with the four mercenary captains (ch 128).
It was Jim who, spending two days and a night, raced to Rockcastle with news of the winter beast tide (ch 176), which Fatty Shi at first carelessly brushed aside.