Scott Northman
His oldest friend and the one person whose curiosity can outrun Brad’s nerve.
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Seventeen, louder than Scott, mechanically gifted, and fearless until fear finally means something. Brad keeps a primer-gray 1985 El Camino alive on junkyard parts and can talk his way through almost any door.
His oldest friend and the one person whose curiosity can outrun Brad’s nerve.
A sharp teammate who never lets his jokes substitute for an answer.
His mother—and the person Ardent knows he will risk everything to protect.
The professional threat who turns the adventure into something brutally real.
Brad grows from thrill-seeker to protector. His courage stops being about the rush and becomes a deliberate act of loyalty.