Praxidike Meng

Prax is Mei’s devoted father and searches desperately for her after she disappears during the Ganymede crisis. He keeps hoping she is alive because she urgently needs her medicine.

Alex helps transport Prax and supports his effort to find Mei. Their conversation aboard the Rocinante offers Prax both sympathy and a sense of welcome.

Amos protects Prax and helps him prepare for the dangerous rescue. He initially refuses to let Prax join the armed team, but gives him a loaded pistol when he understands Prax must be there for his daughter.

Avasarala treats Prax with sympathy and candor, understands that his hope for Mei shapes his choices, and refuses to destroy Io before they can search for the girl.

Holden and Prax are allies whose efforts were bound up in finding Mei and responding to the Ganymede crisis. They remain part of the same close circle aboard and around the Rocinante crew.

Naomi supports the operation remotely from the ship, tracks events through suit cameras and prepares the Rocinante for the group's escape.

Bobbie leads Prax during the rescue and ensures he can reach the children. Afterward she expresses sincere relief that he has Mei back.

Prax and Basia are fellow fathers whose children, Mei and Katoa, have both gone missing. Their shared grief initially connects them, but they clash violently when Basia decides to leave Ganymede with his surviving children.

Strickland treated Mei’s serious spinal infection and recognized the condition that required ongoing medication. Prax considers him an important part of the care that kept Mei alive.

Doris works alongside Prax on Ganymede. She urges him to evacuate as the orbital mirror threatens his greenhouse, and they escape together.

Astrigan is Mei’s pediatrician. Prax repeatedly seeks information and help from the doctor, who promises to call if she learns anything but later appears not to remember their conversation.

Holden’s family is among the people Prax has already contacted while seeking help for Mei; the passage gives no further detail about their individual involvement.

Prax and Nicola are separated, and their marriage ended amid the demands of Prax’s work. They share custody-related obligations concerning Mei; Nicola has recently contacted him about a child-support judgment.

Abuakár was involved in the medical support network Prax relies on while searching for Mei; Prax learns that she has died.

Moynahan recognizes the man in the abduction footage as former colleague Carlos Merrian and gives Prax information that helps identify Strickland.

Katoa is part of the group of children connected through the families’ medical support network and is Mei’s companion. His disappearance intensifies Prax’s search and his bond with Basia.