Lewis' brother is never named in the book, but is his primary and closest companion, particularly in their childhoods. The boys shared a passion for the imaginary, and that haven became even more therapeutic and necessary when their mother died in their early childhood. His brother was a lover of all things to do with India, and so while Lewis was populating his imaginary world with anthropomorphized animals in clothes and calling it Animal-Land, his brother was appointing Rajas and imagining richly appointed castles and tents. His brother loved their closeness, and when, in their boyhood, the brother learned that Lewis did not find the same pleasure in Wyvern, their second private school, that he had, it broke his heart in a way that put a strain on their friendship that would last a few years.