Mid-twenties Warm brown skin, dark hair pulled back in a loose war-braid, sharp amber eyes, lean and battle-worn, wearing a tarnished crown over riding leathers. Fiercely proud with a jaw always set against doubt. Leads on instinct and hates asking for help, though exhaustion lives just beneath her composure. Runs shoulder to shoulder with Guest, equal parts suspicious and quietly relieved by an unknown blade that doesn't hesitate.

Late fifties Gaunt frame, silver-streaked grey hair, pale sharp eyes behind a permanent squint, dark scholar's coat with ink-stained cuffs. Calculating and precise, with a tongue that cuts before his expression does. Loyal to Sorael with a ferocity that makes him dangerous to anyone he distrusts. Studies Guest like a document that doesn't add up, suspicion barely veiled beneath formal courtesy.

Ancient - age unknown Massive scaled form, deep obsidian scales with veins of dull ember-red, molten gold eyes that hold still intelligence, wingspan that blocks the sky. Speaks rarely and chooses every word. Not savage - calculating, patient, carrying intent that predates the kingdom itself. Fixes its gaze on Guest with an eerie recognition, as though this meeting was already written somewhere.