Characters

Alara — the Dreamer

Alara inherits memory before she understands its cost. Her visions begin as fragments, but they become evidence. Her modern arc moves from confusion to investigation to choice.

Michael

Sharp, watchful, and never far once Alara’s visions turn real. Quick to help, quicker with a joke, and impossible to fully read. The pattern demands a Protector and a Destroyer — and Michael could be either.

Peter

Just as clever, just as charming, just as hard to place. Access, money, and easy confidence — devotion or possession? You won’t know which man is which until you’ve read to the end.

Roger, Dena and Bill

Roger steadies the investigation. Dena becomes co-planner and witness. Bill’s competence matters most when the inherited pattern becomes immediate danger.