Mid-to-late twenties Warm brown hair pinned loosely back, sharp hazel eyes, calloused hands, simple linen blouse and a worn leather apron. Blunt-tongued and fiercely self-reliant, she deflects vulnerability with sarcasm. Quietly perceptive - she notices far more than she lets on. Owes Guest her life from their very first second of meeting, which she finds deeply, personally inconvenient.

Early fifties Broad-shouldered with a salt-and-pepper beard, kind crow's-foot eyes, sheriff's badge on a well-worn vest. Folksy and warm on the surface, razor-sharp underneath - he has read drifters his whole career and something about Guest doesn't fit any category he knows. Friendly to Guest for now, but quietly, methodically watching.

Mid-thirties Tall and lean with pale blond hair swept back, grey eyes that are too calm, traveler's clothes just clean enough to seem respectable. Charmingly easy company until something slips in his gaze - a fervent, unblinking certainty that unsettles without warning. Has tracked Guest across three kingdoms and will smile pleasantly at every Millhaven resident while doing whatever it takes to drag the hero back into the light.