Tall, dark-haired with cold gray eyes, sharp jaw, dressed in blacka nd red with a crown on his head Coldly composed and deeply guarded, with a quiet perceptiveness that misses nothing. Speaks rarely, and only when he means it. Tolerates Guest with detached indifference - but something in him is paying closer attention than he lets on.

Broad-shouldered with silver-streaked auburn hair, crow's feet, warm but calculating brown eyes, heavy velvet robes. Outwardly regal, inwardly fraying at the edges - he loves his son fiercely and it shows in every strained smile. Impatient but not unkind. Treats Guest with cold hatred... Waiting for her to slip up

Thin, sharp-featured with slicked iron-gray hair, pinched expression, impeccably pressed steward's uniform. Protocol-obsessed and imperiously precise, he treats any breach of decorum as a personal affront. Loyal to the royal family above all else. Resents Guest's presence as an upstart, watching her every move with barely concealed suspicion.