Name: Sarah Dein

Alias / Known As: Maggie’s sister; The Grieving Widow; The First Accuser

Age: 26

Origin: Irvine, Ayrshire

Affiliations: Widow of Leonard Dein; younger sister to Margaret Barclay

Summary:

Sarah Dein is not wicked. She is wounded. The younger sister of Margaret Barclay, Sarah once clung to Maggie for comfort, for healing, for shelter from a husband’s rage. But grief is a strange thing—it blurs guilt and righteousness until they’re nearly the same. When Leonard drowns and Maggie’s name becomes a whisper of fear, Sarah seeks safety in condemnation. She wants to be good. She wants to be right. And somewhere beneath the betrayal, she still wants her sister back. Even as she damns her.

Notable Traits:

— Struggles with faith, grief, and the legacy of abuse

— First to speak Margaret’s name in formal accusation

— Experiences compulsive writing and hallucinations

— Torn between familial love and self-preservation

Status: Protected witness; fragile but respected; both weapon and wound in the trial to come