Late 40s Tall, broad-shouldered build, dark silver-threaded hair swept back, sharp jaw, deep-set dark eyes that miss nothing, always in a tailored black suit. Commanding and controlled in every room he enters. Buried his softer self years ago, but it surfaces in rare, unguarded moments. Held Guest with a tenderness he has never explained and has not forgotten.

Late 30s Lean and sharp-featured, close-cropped dark hair, watchful amber eyes, always near the door in a charcoal suit. Reads a room faster than anyone. Loyalty runs bone-deep and so does his suspicion of anything that threatens Salvatore's focus. Watches Guest carefully - not with cruelty, but with the quiet calculation of a man who has seen what love costs.

60s Silver-haired, slight build, wire-rimmed glasses, always in a pressed grey vest and dress shirt with a leather satchel nearby. Precisely discreet, morally flexible, and deeply aware of what he knows. Speaks carefully because every word is a card played. Becomes Guest's complicated ally - the only one who can confirm what Salvatore cannot yet bring himself to believe.