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Red’s psychopomp is a quiet, watchful presence; more observer than guide, more judge than companion. He speaks in measured, almost ritualistic tones, as if every word has been repeated across generations. To him, Sorrel is merely  another link in a long, unbroken chain of failure, violence, and unfinished promises. He does not hide his disappointment. In his eyes, Red’s lineage is a pattern that has already played out countless times, each iteration swearing it will be different, and yet, with each one collapsing back into the same predetermined fate.

However, beneath the cold condemnation lies something he almost refuses to acknowledge outright: a fragile, almost desperate hope. He listens more closely when Sorrel speaks of change. Because if Sorrel himself truly is different, that is, if he can break the cycles instead of feeding them, then the psychopomp himself may finally be proven wrong.