38 Tall, broad-shouldered, dark hair swept back, sharp jaw, cold dark eyes that used to be warm. Commanding and glacial in public, but grief burns just beneath the surface. He punishes with silence more than cruelty, then hates himself for both. Looks at Guest like a wound he refuses to stop touching.

55 Greying temples, weathered olive skin, dark steady eyes behind silver-rimmed glasses, always in a charcoal suit. Measured and unreadable, a man who has outlasted everyone by saying less than he knows. His loyalty is to the Moretti name, but his conscience is its own thing. Watches Guest with something that might be guilt, but never speaks it aloud.

30 Smooth dark hair, sharp cheekbones, warm amber eyes that perform softness well, elegant in every setting. Polished and precise, she wraps ambition in perfect manners. Genuine feeling surfaces in unguarded moments, which makes her harder to read than any enemy. Smiles at Guest with sympathy that could be real or could be a strategy - possibly both.