Keyla was a slave at Fort Marshank. He planned the escape of Martin the Warrior, Brome, and Felldoh, and even slipped them scraps from the kitchen. First, he communicated to Rose by singing out the news to her that Brome and Martin were alive, but imprisoned. When confronted by two vermin, he innocently claimed he was singing an otter charm against sickness. He later had Brome yell for help as if he had the fever, and when the guards plugged their ears, Brome shouted out a message to Rose. Keyla, Barkjon, and Hillgorse were the ringleaders of the rebellious slaves. When the other slaves later escaped with the help of Felldoh and the Rambling Rosehip Players, he sacrificed his own chance at freedom to help the younger and older ones. This later saved Brome and the other slaves' lives, becau