A servant of the Zarek military family who joins the army alongside his young master, and was captured in the fairy ambush. Raphael's loyalty to his master borders on self-sacrifice, influenced by his complex family dynamics. Previously having studied fairy language and culture, he is captivated after seeing Thorn's combat prowess, and secretly hopes to protect Thorn after learning about his past.
One of the fairy leaders of Silver Grove, Thorn is adept in martial arts and capable of casting spells using the forest's ley lines. He appears as a stern and melancholic young man but is in fact over a century old. Having once lived among humans, he understands human nature and culture better than other fairies. His strict but gentle, lone-wolf nature leads to a mutual attraction with Raphael.