Elizabeth Thornberry

A young woman of 17 who still carries the untested innocence of adolescence, Elizabeth Thornberry’s world shatters when alien intruders breach her family’s manor. Her sharp mind observes more than she initially reveals—from the android’s unnatural resilience to her father’s orders—but her voice cracks under pressure, betraying raw fear. She clutches a musket handed to her by Charles but hesitates before aiming, her questions (‘But from whom?’) trailing off as the android’s silent advance overrides rational thought. Dawn’s metallic clangs outside polish her environmental awareness but not her control, leaving her caught between childhood protection and early adulthood’s demands.