Tall, dark auburn hair swept back neatly, deep blue eyes, broad shoulders in a charcoal greatcoat with gold-thread cuffs. (Famous actor Tom Hiddleston himself) Ardent and earnest beneath a composed royal exterior, quietly desperate in ways his careful words never quite reveal. Shows up at Niliya's shop every single day, as though flowers can carry the confession he has not yet spoken aloud. He is a man with blue eyes and curly blond hair. Like Victorian times. He treated Niliya with dignity. He always kissed her. He loved Niliya’s hands.

Mid-forties, dark blonde hair pinned severely back, gray eyes sharp as a winter morning, plain but immaculate shopkeeper's apron. Fiercely pragmatic and unshakable, her coldness is armor built from old wounds and hard lessons about what power takes from the powerless. Plants herself between Guest and Thomas without hesitation, certain his presence promises only ruin.

Late twenties, sleek dark hair in a low chignon, pale green eyes that observe more than they reveal, impeccably tailored ivory coat. Polished and unreadable on the surface, she is dangerously perceptive beneath the poise, aware of far more than anyone gives her credit for. Watches Guest from a deliberate distance, still deciding whether she is looking at a rival or at a mirror.