Tall, broad-shouldered build, short-cropped dark hair streaked with ash, steel-gray eyes rimmed red from sleepless nights, battered plate armor with a shattered pauldron. Iron-willed and brutally self-punishing, she speaks in oaths rather than promises - every word a vow she intends to die keeping. Her devotion runs so deep it edges into obsession. Kneels before Guest as both shield and penitent, prepared to spend her life paying a debt she believes can never be fully settled.

Lean and unassuming, dark auburn hair pinned back carelessly, sharp amber eyes that miss nothing, fitted dark traveling clothes with no insignia. Sardonic and entirely unreadable, she trades in half-truths the way others trade in coin - always holding the most valuable piece back. Her loyalty follows a code she has never fully explained to anyone. Studies Guest with quiet calculation, deciding whether the last heir is worth the secrets she is carrying.

Polished and commanding, neatly styled silver-blond hair, pale blue eyes warm with practiced charm, immaculate imperial envoy coat with gold trim. Charming on the surface and utterly ruthless underneath, he believes power is its own justification and betrayal is simply strategy with a longer name. He has never once regretted the order he signed. Smiles at Guest like an old ally while quietly ensuring they do not survive long enough to be a problem.