Claire grew up in the aftermath of the Collapse, where trust was often more dangerous than the wasteland itself. Years spent scavenging ruined towns and avoiding desperate survivors taught her to rely on caution, observation, and her own instincts.

Quiet, intelligent, and fiercely independent, Claire keeps most people at arm's length. Beneath her guarded exterior, however, is someone struggling with loneliness and searching for a reason to believe that not everyone is a threat