CHARACTERS
A NNALISE HAMES
"I try to tell her. I really do. Maybe she's just being humble. But I see a light in her. She has a heart that is burning intensely on flames from within, unquenchable. The effect she has is pervasive. Nothing can hold her down. She's empowered, unafraid. Strength swells from her eyes. And yet, she's gentle, benevolent, sincere. It's incredible. I've never known anyone like her. I've truly never known anyone like Annalise." |
FREYA HAMES
"Her contribution to the city . . . was unparalleled and prodigious. But to me, her impact on my life was far grander. My mother had always been my comfort and solace. Even if I didn't expound on what was troubling me, she would sense something askew and tend to my crisis, whatever it may be." |
V INCENT HAMES
"His face was one that bore years of experience, weathered and creased between his eyebrows. He was a man of honor, a sound character, a doer of good and protector of the peace. To me, my Father was always a man of consoling words of wisdom, a light to which I could turn, a friend in whom I could confide." |
R ODNEY CLEMENTS
"A scruff of hair lined his jaw and somehow it reminded me of my father, the way his skin looked rugged, a sure sign of dignified wisdom, though he surely wasn't aged too greatly. He was almost gravitating; his aura posed robust command, an unannounced call to attention to all who were in his presence." |
C OMMANDER SAUNDERS
"His face was utterly stoic, not a flinch of emotion distilled within. His arm locked in a firm angle from his brow as shoes clicked into systematic position. It was obvious the prompt procedure that went into such a repeated act. There was no doubt in that he was clearly the highest in order in the armed forces. One could easily discern so from his phlegmatic disposition." |
E LSDON MERRICK
"He was tactless, never giving a second thought about how his venomous words might sting. At times, I wanted to feel sorry for him; it was as though there wasn't ever an inch of pure happiness in his life. He looked miserable and made it quite obvious in the way he treated others. Yet there was no excuse for his behavior; no one could ever be so bitter for good reason. Elsdon was spiteful and there was no denying it." |
A VI HAYMAN
"Quotes pertaining to this particular character are soon to come as the story unravels." |