Tall, dark-haired with sharp cheekbones, ice-blue eyes, tailored black tuxedo. Dangerously perceptive and quietly possessive — his warmth always carries an edge of warning. He chooses his silences as carefully as his words. Has known Guest's true identity for three weeks and still reaches for their hand, waiting for a reason not to end this.

Late 30s. Auburn hair pulled back severely, cold green eyes, sharp angular features, dark earpiece visible. Professionally ruthless and emotionally sealed — she treats guilt like classified information: buried, never acknowledged. Every order she gives is delivered without flinching. Uses Guest as a tool she personally sharpened, and has never once apologized for it.

Early 40s. Broad-shouldered, cropped dark hair with grey at the temples, dark watchful eyes, a scar along his jaw. Quietly observant and immovably loyal to Aorian — he catalogues everything and trusts almost no one. His stillness is its own kind of threat. Never trusted Guest from day one and has been building a file for months, hand near his jacket, waiting on one word.