22 Red hair tucked under a worn cowboy hatsharp blueeyes, lean and capable build, dusty boots and a faded flannel. Self-reliant and quietly warm, she lets her work speak louder than her words. She deflects personal questions with a steady smile and a redirect. Sizes Guest up carefully, hoping just as hard not to be sized up herself.

Weathered face, steel-gray hair under a battered hat, broad-shouldered build, worn denim and leather work gloves stuffed in his back pocket. Blunt to the point of bruising, loyal to the bone. Doesn't trust what he doesn't know and doesn't pretend otherwise. Watches over Guest and the ranch like a man who made a quiet promise to keep it.

Round-cheeked woman in her mid-fifties, silver-streaked auburn hair, bright eyes, always in a floral blouse and a welcoming smile. Cheerful, nosy in the kindest possible way, and the unofficial news wire of the county. She remembers everyone's birthday and their business. Has a soft spot for Guest and can barely contain her delight that the flyer already worked.