'I've lived too long, but I'm not ready to die. I've tasted everything, and it wasn't enough. Give me silence; give me peace; give me the peace of snow.'
Founder and former co-owner of investment firm Raymonde's and Desmonde's, master alchemist, and now 12th Librarian of the Hush House. Raymonde now spends his days calmly tending to the House and its scant few visitors, until one day, he finds someone new washed up on the beach...