becomes Ten's surrogate Cêpan because she was too young to have an official Cêpan when Lorien was destroyed. The two seem to be close; Ten calls Crayton her Papa. Crayton is very skilled, dedicated, and thorough. When Seven first meets Crayton, she mistakes him for a Mogadorian because he watches her. Seven also misreads Crayton's clue for her–a book with Pittacus in the title. He tries to approach Adelina, but she throws him out once she knows who he is. However, Crayton helps fight the Mogadorians with a briefcase of weapons when Seven leaves Santa Teresa with Hector, Ten, and Six. In The Rise of Nine, Clayton leads Ten, Six, and Seven to seek the remaining Garde and Chimæras, taking them to India before returning to the United States. Crayton dies from a blast while trying to recover Eight's and Seven's chests. He was the last Cêpan to die. In The Fall of Five, he is referred to as the butler to Ten's family. In the short story, "The Navigator", he refers to himself as a Chimæra keeper. Daxin Daxin is Nine's original Cêpan but did not leave the Lorien Defense Academy and go with Nine to Earth because Sandor steals his identification. Daxin dies during the invasion, with Sandor taking his place as Nine's Cêpan. Henri Henri is the Cêpan of Number Four. His original Lorien name was Brandon. He worked at the Lorien Defense Academy. With his wife Julianne, he had a child, but he left them to protect Four. Henri is like a father to Four, training and teaching him. Henri dies at the end of the first book while protecting Four from the Mogadorians. In the prequel, The Last Days of Lorien, Henri recruits Sandor to attend the Lorien Defense Academy. At the end of the book, he helps the Cêpans and the Garde escape Lorien as it is being invaded by the Mogadorians. He chooses Sandor to be Nine's Cêpan. He also trains Nine and Four while Sandor goes through training to be a Cêpan. Hilde Hildeis the Cêpan of Number One. Her original Lorien's name is Hessu. One describes Hilde as a mother to her. She is in her fifties and always is strict. After One is arrested for shoplifting, Hilde decides to leave the United States, taking her charge to Malaysia. She is a good martial artist but is quickly overwhelmed by the