Karel Lustig

Karel Lustig is the boy Matthew, Zoe, and Duncan Lang find in the field. In the weeks following the siblings' discovery, they learn the truth of Karel's story. He lives not far from their family in Oxfordshire with his father, Frank. His brother, Tomas, lives nearby. Karel works nights at the local hospital. Everyone loves him for how sensitive he is. His presence makes the patients want to tell him their secrets.

When Tomas's fiancé, Sylvie, starts visiting her sick mother at the same hospital, she and Karel get to know each other better. She soon breaks up with Tomas. He blames Karel. Desperate to resolve things with Sylvie, Tomas hitchhikes to see her after one of shifts. The man who picks him up is immediately overcome by Karel's aura. He lures Karel into a field, hits him with a bottle, and tells him his secrets.

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