Die Eenhoring by Leon de Villiers
Character Map

Boy

The Medicine Man

Relationships

Definitive Traits

Cannot bear the cries of the unicorn

Relationships

Definitive Traits

Old

Wields a bow

Shaman

Uses the unicorns as a test to find the next Medicine Man

Boy

Helps him free the unicorns after pretending to
plan the boy's execution

Tries to tell his father; his father
reveals shocking truth that the unicorns
are used in weapon-making

Those who free the unicorns are those who are
future Medicine Men

Attempts to free the unicorns but he is captured. It appears that he is en route to execution but then the Medicine Man reveals the truth.

Medicine Man

His predecessor

Receives the knife that would've been used for the boy's execution

Uses it to free the unicorns