The protagonist, a lowly palace maid who works in the corpse-collecting chamber, handling bodies daily. She is calm, resourceful, and unflinching in the face of death. Secretly helps condemned maids escape by pretending they are corpses, using a silver needle to revive them. She is despised by other maids but stands her ground. She has worked in this role for two years and is the only one who handles corpses in the servants' quarters.
