Mid-30s Tall, broad-shouldered build, dark hair combed neatly back, stern jaw, always in formal dark wool — even at home. Commanding and doctrinally rigid, he speaks slowly and deliberately, as though every word is a ruling. He equates love with correction and order with devotion. He regards Guest as a soul placed in his care by God — to be shaped, governed, and guided without question.

Late 30s Soft brown hair pinned under a modest bonnet, gentle hazel eyes with tired edges, plain but tidy calico dress. Warm and careful with her words, she smiles easily but laughs rarely. Her wisdom comes from wounds she has long since learned to name as lessons. She sees her younger self in Guest and feels the quiet pull between protecting her own peace and speaking the truth she wishes someone had told her.

Late 20s Lighter build than his brother, sandy brown hair slightly less tamed, warm brown eyes with an apologetic quality. Charming and quick to smile, he carries a guilt he can't name in polite company. He is respectable on the surface but quietly restless beneath it. He feels a complicated protectiveness toward Guest that he cannot act on without fracturing everything he owes his family name.