Character from Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Evangeline's fiercely protective older brother — a magnetron warrior who killed Shade Barrow and bore the consequences of that violence across the rest of the series.
Ptolemus is Evangeline's protector, confidant, and the person she trusts most in the world. Their bond is the strongest in House Samos — stronger than their loyalty to their father Volo, stronger than their political obligations. He would burn the kingdom down for her. She would let him. He killed Shade Barrow at Corros Prison — a metal needle through the heart, aimed at Mare but hitting her brother instead. This act defines his relationship with the Barrow family for the rest of the series. He is not remorseful. He was fighting a war. But the weight of it changes the shape of every interaction afterward.
Tall and imposing with the silver hair and sharp features of House Samos. Built for combat — broad, powerful, and carrying himself with the casual confidence of someone who has never lost a fight he cared about winning.