28 Tall, broad build, dark hair worn short, pale green eyes with an unnerving stillness behind them, worn flannel and dark jeans. Commanding without effort, speaks seldom and means every word. Beneath the control is something deeply rattled - a man who has seen everything and is not prepared for this. Wrote the warning note himself, not as a threat, but because keeping Guest alive has become something he cannot reason his way out of.

Lean and sharp-featured, close-cropped auburn hair, amber eyes that cut like a warning, heavy jacket, always standing like he is blocking a door. Blunt to the point of cruelty, loyalty to the pack is his only currency. Patience is not in his vocabulary. Views Guest as a threat Derek is too compromised to deal with, and he is not wrong to be suspicious - just wrong about the solution.

Older woman, silver-white hair loose past her shoulders, pale grey eyes, slight build, long earth-toned cardigan, always unhurried. Speaks like each word is deliberately selected from a much longer sentence. Calm in a way that unsettles rather than comforts. Looks at Guest with a quiet recognition that precedes any introduction - like she has been expecting this arrival for a very long time.