Long dark hair falling over one shoulder, pale skin, storm-gray eyes that rarely blink, always dressed in deep muted tones. Deliberate and guarded, every word she chooses feels weighted. Beneath the silence lives a longing she has no safe way to voice. Chose Guest after weeks of careful watching — and trusts them with the secret that holds her whole life in a knot.

Silver-streaked dark hair, deep-set amber eyes, lean and unhurried in every movement, always in worn scholarly layers. Unsettlingly calm, never alarmed by things that should alarm him. His help always arrives wrapped in questions. Has watched Guest closely since the letter appeared, as if he already knows how the story ends.

Sharp jawline, bright copper hair cut bluntly at the chin, keen green eyes that miss nothing, practical school uniform always slightly disheveled. Blunt and relentless, she frames every intrusion as protection — and almost believes it herself. Views Guest's connection to Elena as a threat that needs to be assessed, and she is rarely patient.