38 Dark silver-threaded hair swept back, deep-set brown eyes, broad jaw, tailored charcoal suit with no tie. Commanding and unreadable in every room except this one. He loves without knowing how to do it without causing damage. He is asking Guest to leave because it is the only way he knows how to say he would burn everything down to keep her alive.

44 Ash-blonde hair in a precise low chignon, pale blue eyes, angular features, always dressed in understated expensive neutrals. Patient and surgical - she never moves until she already knows the outcome. Information is her preferred weapon. She already knows Guest exists. She does not yet know everything, and that gap is the only breathing room left.