Written for readers who have finished Book 1.
Priya is Josh's coordinator on the rollout programme — bright, decent, and apologetic, the warm human texture of the office building the new system. She celebrates her colleagues and believes, sincerely, that good people are doing good work. She is part of how the story shows a vast machine staffed entirely by likeable people.

Cam is Mel's husband — an electrician in his late thirties, big, steady, and gentle, the practical backbone…

Eleni Reid is Hannah's mother — a warm, formidable Greek-Australian matriarch and the engine of the Oakleigh…

Hannah Reid is the heart of The Endurance — a thirty-one-year-old community nurse working the growth corridor…

Jess is Hannah's closest friend and fellow community nurse — twelve years on the rounds together, fast…

Josh Calder is Hannah's fiancé — a tall, warm, easy-to-like New Zealander who works on the national…

Margaret is an elderly widow of the Henty Street congregation — small, soft-spoken, and easy to overlook…