Gabry's biological mother. She still feels guilty about leaving her friends and Gabry sees her as very strong and fearless. She has dark, graying hair. Catcher – Cira's brother and Gabry's first love. He is the only known immune. He loves Gabry and his sister, and becomes very guarded and sad once he is infected. He is strong and has dark eyes and almost white hair. Cira – Gabry's best friend. She is very confident and carefree at first, but becomes depressed and hopeless after Catcher is infected. She has blond hair and always wears a superhero necklace. Elias – He used to be Gabry's childhood friend and then was a Recruiter. When the novel starts he is traveling with the Soulers. He is very loving and protective, and he still feels guilty for leaving Gabry behind. He has brown hair and green eyes, and he is very strong. Daniel – A boy in the Militia with a crippled leg who went to school with Gabry. He likes Gabry, and yet is very rough and suspicious of her. Annah – Gabry's twin sister who lived with Elias for many years pretending to be his sister. She is tall with blond hair and green eyes like Gabry, but she never appears in the book. Harry – Mary's former betrothed, Cass's widower, and Jacob's father figure. He is strong and protective of Mary. He has brown hair. Jacob – Gabry and Annah's father who traveled with Mary in The Forest of Hands and Teeth. He loved the twins and got lost in the forest looking for them when they disappeared. Mellie – A beautiful girl from Vista who is infected and turns Breaker at the amusement park and infects Catcher. She is killed by Catcher. Blane – A girl from Vista who is imprisoned with Cira. She is rude to Gabry but is a friend to Cira. Griffin – A boy from Vista who is infected and turns Breaker at the amusement park and later attacks Gabry and Elias. Terminology Mudo/Unconsecrated – Humans who are Infected and Return zombies. Most of them are slow and uncoordinated, but still dangerous because there are so many. They have no human memories or sympathies, and have only one goal: to infect humans. Breaker – A Mudo who is much faster and more dangerous than a normal Mudo. They are very hard to kill and can