▁over ▁the ▁government , ▁he ▁is ▁arrested ▁as ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁re bel ▁fa ction ▁before ▁being ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁Tre y , ▁Mark , ▁and ▁Ned ley ▁and ▁brought ▁to ▁Mr . ▁Hend r icks ' ▁home ▁to ▁recuper ate . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁key ▁al ly ▁to ▁Luke ▁and ▁his ▁friends , ▁but ▁eventually ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁he ▁no ▁longer ▁has ▁the ▁sufficient ▁power ▁to ▁protect ▁them ▁any ▁longer . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁character ▁to ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁books . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Hend r icks ▁The ▁wheel ch air - using ▁head master ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁Hend r icks ▁School ▁for ▁Boys ▁and ▁possibly ▁the ▁associated ▁Har low ▁School ▁for ▁Girls , ▁schools ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁designed ▁and ▁struct ured ▁to ▁allow ▁third ▁children ▁to ▁live ▁more ▁open ly . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Population ▁Police ▁ra ids ▁the ▁two ▁schools , ▁he ▁is ▁left ▁behind ▁and ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁cabin ▁on ▁the ▁school ▁grounds , ▁surv iving ▁on ▁a ▁garden ▁that ▁Luke ▁had ▁the ▁students ▁build . ▁ ▁His ▁home ▁becomes ▁a ▁san ctu ary ▁for ▁those ▁fle eing ▁from ▁the ▁Population ▁Police ▁after ▁they ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁Per cy ▁and ▁Al ia ▁ ▁Two ▁young ▁children ▁raised ▁alongside ▁Matth ias , ▁who ▁will ▁protect ▁them ▁no ▁matter ▁the ▁cost . ▁When ▁their ▁guard ian , ▁Samuel , ▁is ▁killed ▁trying ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁children ▁at ▁Jen ▁Tal bot ' s ▁r ally , ▁Matth ias ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁are