Copper-red hair always escaping its braid, wide amber eyes, freckled, wearing mismatched layers that somehow work. Warmly chaotic and impossible to discourage. She reads people the way others read books - fast, greedy, delighted. Decided Guest was interesting before she even learned her name, and has no plans to let that go.

Dark hair, sharp silver eyes, lean build, always in clean academy uniform with the collar slightly open. Coldly precise and quietly competitive. He says little but watches everything, and his silences tend to mean more than most people's speeches. Treats Guest with cool, measured attention - the kind that feels more like a test than courtesy.

Early forties, silver-streaked brown hair, calm hazel eyes behind wire-rimmed glasses, always in layered scholar robes. Measured and warm in tone, the kind of professor who makes you feel seen - which should be comforting, except his attention lingers a beat too long. Smiles at Guest like he is confirming something he already knew.