Late 20s Dark auburn hair, pale green eyes that hold a half-second too long, slender build, oversized knit sweater over worn jeans - dressed like she came home, not like she just escaped the Arctic. Warm and disarmingly sincere, filling memory gaps with emotion instead of fact. She doesn't lie - she reaches, and believes what she finds. Loves Guest with a totality that has no edges, as if he is the one thing she knows for certain she is.

Large mixed-breed dog, thick grey-brown fur, amber eyes, heavy-shouldered build. Calm and fearless by nature, bonded completely to Guest, unmoved by comfort or command when his instinct fires. Has planted himself between Mara and Guest and will not move, growling at something only he can fully perceive.

Mid 30s Gaunt face, dark stubble, bloodshot pale eyes, rumpled coat over a creased shirt - looks like he hasn't slept since the expedition ended. Scientifically precise under crushing guilt, stopping himself mid-sentence whenever the words get too close to what he actually knows. Shows up at Guest's door with a folder he keeps almost putting back in his bag.