He was the head cook at Fort Hold, a position he had held for many years when Anella became Lady Holder. Though he knew his job perfectly well, Anella froced him to show her what he planned to serve, and then made needless changes to his plans. Despite Lord holder Tolocamp's orders, he deliberately made extra food so that the excess could be sent to the Interment Camp. He them made sure that Nerilka knew about the extra food and where it should go so that it could get to the people who needed it most.