Edward Walker is the husband of Tabitha Walker and the father of Ivy Elizabeth Walker and Kitty Walker.
Biography[]
Ivy Elizabeth Walker, the blind daughter of the chief Elder Edward Walker, informs Lucius that she has strong feelings for him and he returns her affections.
Edward goes against the wishes of the other Elders, agreeing to let Ivy pass through the forest and seek medicine for Lucius. Before she leaves, Edward explains that the creatures inhabiting the woods are actually members of their own community wearing costumes and have continued the legend of monsters in an effort to frighten and detract others from attempting to leave Covington.
Edward Walker, then a professor of American history at the University of Pennsylvania, approached other people he met at a grief counseling clinic following the murder of his father and asked them to join him in creating a place where they would sustain themselves and be protected from any aspect of the outside world. When they agreed, Covington was built in the middle of a wildlife preserve purchased with Edward's family fortune.
During her absence, the Elders secretly open their black boxes, each containing mementos from their lives in the outside world, including items related to their past traumas. The Elders gather around Lucius's bed when one of the townsfolk informs them that Ivy has returned and that she killed one of the monsters. Edward points out to Noah's grieving mother that his death will allow them to continue deceiving the rest of the villagers that there are creatures in the woods, and all the Elders take a vote to continue living in the village.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Tabitha Walker - Wife
- Ivy Elizabeth Walker - Daughter
- Kitty Walker - Daughter
Allies[]
- The Elders
- Alice Hunt
- Vivian Percy
- Mrs. Clack
- Victor
- August Nicholson
- Lucius Hunt
- Beatrice
- Finton Coin
- Jamison