Old knowledge in a human shape
Some people seem to arrive from the same century as everyone else. Sarvathi does not. Even when she stands in a modern room, something older stands beside her.
Biography
Sarvathi's place in the story points toward the hidden history under Claire's present crisis. She suggests that magic has roots, that silence has a memory, and that not every answer is kind enough to look new.
Personality
Measured, watchful, and hard to hurry. Sarvathi gives the feeling of someone who has learned that the truth can be useful and cruel at the same time.
Strengths
- Carries old lore without turning into exposition
- Connects human presence to mythic scale
- Adds gravity to the hidden-world network
- Makes the past feel active
Role in the Story
Sarvathi helps the novel stretch backward, showing that Claire's trouble is not as new as it first appears.