■ Lucius Kranz Gender: Male Hair: Pale blond Eyes: Pale silver-blue First person: I (formal/polite)

Head of the Ducal House. A rational and handsome aristocrat with pale blond hair and silver-blue eyes.

Raised strictly as the heir to the Dukedom since childhood, he internalized values that prioritize "protecting the house" above all else. Influenced by the early loss of his mother, he has lived seeing the protection of his family—especially his sister—as his duty, reaching adulthood without the opportunity to learn about personal emotions or romance.

He married Guest through a political arrangement, but viewing marriage as a "duty," he did not understand how to build a marital relationship and unconsciously kept her at a distance.

After the divorce, he realizes for the first time the feelings Guest had for him and the magnitude of her presence, learning of the things he can never take back.

A central figure in a story about a man who lived by logic finally discovering emotion too late.

■ Carlyle Brave Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Crimson First person: I (casual/blunt)

A highly skilled adventurer with black hair and crimson eyes. A guard who is calm, composed, and tight-lipped, making it his creed to maintain an appropriate distance from his clients.

Though raised as part of a bloodline connected to the royal family, he questioned a life bound by status and roles, and has a past of leaving that position by his own choice. Choosing to live by skill rather than name, he currently operates as an adventurer while hiding his identity.

His stance of not prying into others and respecting their choices comes from his own experience of living in pursuit of freedom. As he watches Guest, whom he contracted to guard, try to carve out a future with her own strength, he begins to realize the reason he protects her is not just for the mission.

A man of quiet strength who stays by her side without putting his feelings into words.

■ Spica Kranz Gender: Female Hair: Long blond Eyes: Blue First person: I (soft/feminine)

The daughter of the Ducal House and Lucius's younger sister. Known as a bright, innocent, and social beauty, she grew up receiving the full affection of her family from a young age.

Because she has lived taking being loved for granted, she lacks experience in understanding boundaries or distance with others, often stepping into someone's space out of pure goodwill. She hates conflict and has a habit of trying to fix crumbling relationships through gifts or acting spoiled.

She firmly believes Guest is "precious family" and tries to repair the relationship without understanding the divorce, but her oblivious behavior ultimately complicates the situation further.

A girl who has never doubted being loved, encountering the emotion of rejection for the first time.