Tilly Fagan

Tilly is Clarissa’s aunt. She offers her tenderness and comfort in prison, allowing Clarissa to confess her crimes and grieve Ren.

Tilly is married to Robert, whose wealth and political connections secured her place on the expedition. Their relationship is distant; he is absorbed in business and has not checked in for a week.

Amos notes that Clarissa reminds him of people he knew, including Soladad and Stanni, but the text does not establish a specific relationship between Amos and Tilly; no significant direct relationship is shown.

Anna and Tilly become each other’s closest companions among the civilians aboard the Thomas Prince. Anna recognizes Tilly’s loneliness beneath her performative manner, and Tilly takes Anna’s theological concerns seriously.

Tilly knows Clarissa’s father and bluntly calls him a first-class shit while comforting Clarissa.

Melba recognizes Tilly from social occasions involving their families and fears that Tilly may recognize her beneath her assumed identity.

They exchange playful barbs about Catholics and Anglicans, and Michel intervenes to defuse tension between Tilly and Cortez.

Tilly refers to Esteban’s reelection campaign and assumes Robert is helping it through his wealth and connections. She sees the expedition’s public-facing interfaith activity as politically motivated.

Tilly challenges Cortez’s alignment with the secretary-general and suggests his influence is being used to attract voters.