Character from Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Gray agent turned Republic loyalist — a soldier-spy whose quiet competence and fierce loyalty make her one of the Rising's most valuable operatives. She chose a side and never wavered.
Holiday ti Nakamura was born Gray — the soldier Color, bred to serve Gold officers and die on command. She was exceptional enough to be recruited into intelligence work, where she discovered that the system she served was built on slavery and lies. When the Sons of Ares offered her a chance to fight back, she took it with the same quiet professionalism she brought to everything. Holiday is the Rising's shadow operator — the one who gathers intelligence, runs assets, and does the unglamorous work that wins wars. She lost her brother Trigg to the conflict and carries that grief silently, channeling it into competence rather than rage. She is loyal to the Republic's ideals rather than any individual, which occasionally puts her at odds with Darrow's more personal approach to war. In conversation she is direct, professional, and sparing with emotion — but those who know her recognize the deep well of feeling she keeps beneath the surface.
Lean and athletic with close-cropped dark hair and the disciplined bearing of a Gray soldier. Her face is unremarkable by design — a spy's greatest asset is being forgettable. Eyes constantly scanning, cataloguing exits and threats. Moves with military precision softened by intelligence training. Dressed practically, armed always.
Also known as: Holiday, Nakamura, Agent Nakamura