Bones, born as Pieter, is young boy from New Nerra whom Rye, Sonia and Dirk met in the Saltings in the alternative future of Dorne, then an elderly man.[1] In the present time, they encountered Pieter again, from the time before the Shadow Lord's invasion of Dorne. Pieter is the youngest of Carryl's grandsons.[2]
Pieter in the alternative future, named Bones "then", was thin and pale, with extremely long limbs. He had a wide gummy grin that stretched across his face.[1]
In the present time, Pieter is a puny boy, only a few years younger than Chieftain Farr's son Zak, and his features are a miniature version of his grandmother, giving his small face a clownish look. Like his mother, he is extremely tall and thin, with a beaky nose, a wide, humorous mouth and piercing blue eyes.[2]