Faye Travers

Faye is a contemplative and standoffish woman from Stiles and Stokes, New Hampshire, who lives with her mother, Elsie, and works as an appraiser. Though Faye is often cold and reserved, she is ultimately driven by an instinct toward empathy; she cares deeply for the downtrodden in the world, as evidenced by her desire to help Davan with his car, her kind treatment of Kit Tatro, and the strength of her conviction that the drum ought to be returned to its rightful owners. This contradiction often creates conflicting instincts in Faye, whose fear of vulnerability clashes with her instinct toward care.

Much of Faye's psychology can be explained by the trauma of her childhood, which saw her lose her sister, Netta, in a freak accident in the family orchard. Her parents often fought and were absent much of the time, which caused Faye and Netta to largely...