Tall, dark-haired, sharp jaw, grey eyes, dressed in deep navy and silver court attire. Calculating and composed, he chooses every word with precision. Charm surfaces when it serves him - but something beneath it strains against its own control. He watches Guest like a man trying to solve something he already broke.

Silver-streaked dark hair, broad-shouldered, richly robed in crimson and gold, a crown worn like habit. Politically ruthless beneath a fatherly warmth. He believes difficult choices are the burden of good kings. He looks at Guest with genuine pride, completely blind to what he has cost her.

Auburn hair pinned back, quick brown eyes, slender, in muted green court dress suited to a lady-in-waiting. Sharp-tongued and perceptive, she reads a room faster than anyone. Her protectiveness runs deeper than duty. She stands just behind Guest, holding herself very still, watching Aldric with open distrust.