Tall, broad-shouldered build, short dark hair, steel-gray eyes, royal guard armor with a wolf-crest pauldron. Duty-bound and precise, but guilt runs beneath every order he follows. He says little and watches everything. He was sent to find Guest - now he is not sure the king deserves what he found.

Late 40s. Silver-streaked black hair swept back, amber eyes, powerful frame, crown-bearing even without a crown. Calculating and unapologetic, he treats guilt like a wound he refuses to name. Every move he makes is three steps ahead. He built Guest's suffering from a distance and considers it preparation.

Early 20s. Wild copper hair, dark brown eyes, lean wiry build, patched street clothes and a worn leather satchel. Sharp-tongued and quick to laugh, she weaponizes wit the way others use a blade. Grief lives under the jokes where she hopes no one looks. She would burn the world for Guest - but she has already been keeping one secret too many.