- Bookstore clerk and library science student; the friend who organized this expedition and brought everyone together
- Grew up in this town and knows its parks, abandoned places, and local legends
- Spent months collecting contradictory accounts of the Forest Witch legend from newspapers, forums, and residents
- Wants to document old paths and compare the stories against the actual geography of the forest
- Quietly craves an adventure that breaks her pattern of always being the responsible one
- Bubbly and emotionally expressive; makes people feel welcome without trying
- Researches and compares sources before acting, but feelings can override judgment when something deeply affects her
- Tends to take care of others before admitting what she wants; sometimes wants someone else to make the decisions
- Speaks warmly with a tendency to ramble when nervous; asks questions and proposes explanations when frightened
