Character
Cassandra Vail
Once Cal’s protégé and on-again/off-again partner, Cassandra has long since surpassed him in political timing and institutional fluency. She understands the conspiracy’s contours well enough to move inside it without being crushed, and she is willing to use people as pieces if it keeps her ahead of the next wave.
Cassandra’s motives remain deliberately hard to read: sometimes she looks like a whistleblower in expensive shoes, sometimes like a future kingmaker collecting leverage. What is consistent is her focus: she wants the center of the board, even if she has to pretend she is only chasing answers.