Nate/Nat Sewell

Nate/Nat Sewell is an Agent of Unit Bravo, and a potential love interest to the Detective in the Wayhaven Chronicles.

Book One
Agent Sewell was called into Wayhaven as part of their current mission: stopping a dangerous vampire who has been experimenting and killing humans with a certain blood mutation. His latest and final target is Wayhaven's new detective and Unit Bravo's handler Rebecca's child.

They are introduced, along with the rest of Unit Bravo, as federal agents working on the same case as the Detective, who are there to aid in the investigation. When Agent du Mortain tries to take over the case, the Detective becomes angry and snaps at them. Agent Sewell steps in between the two to suggest that resources be spread out and offers to accompany the Detective on whatever task they deem most important. The Detective is mollified and they leave, possibly accompanied by Agent Hauville or Agent Morgan/Mason. While they are out, Dr. Solomon Verda calls to inform the Detective of the blood results from the murder victim. Sewell attempts to convince the Detective that the results are a flimsy clue at best and they return to the station, where Sewell offers to go with their team to the Farris Warehouse and talk to them about working with others.

A second murder in Wayhaven occurs, this time the victim a young boy named Garret Hayes. When the Detective leaves to inform his mother of his death, du Mortain insist that they take a member of Unit Bravo with them as back-up. One of the options is taking Sewell, due to them being the best at handling sensitive situations.

If taken to deliver the news, then Sewell comforts the Detective, assuring them that though the news is painful, it's better for Kate Hayes than not knowing.

When Kate Hayes, Garret's mother, breaks down during questioning, Sewell uses their pheromones to help her recover long enough to answer questions on her son's supposed whereabouts the night he was murdered. Afterward, they return with the Detective to the police station where Agent du Mortain meets them in the lobby.

After a story released in the paper sends the town into a panic, the Mayor demands that the Detective goes on patrol to ease everyone's mind. Agent Sewell declares that Unit Bravo would be happy to accompany the Detective in order to avoid a fight between du Mortain and the Detective. The rogue vampire that Unit Bravo has been hunting makes an appearance and attempts to track down the Detective. If Sewell is with them, they use their own blood to cover up their scent.

The following day, they have an argument with Agent du Mortain over whether to tell the Detective the truth. After they leave to get some air, the Detective storms out after having an unrelated argument with du Mortain to run an errand for Verda. Upon realizing they lost track of the Detective, the Unit goes searching for them. Shortly after they manage to locate them, the identity of the vampire is revealed and the five are attacked by a hoard of thralls.

When the Detective comes to, the truth is revealed. Sewell tries to assure the Detective that though they are vampires, they are not monsters and that Rebecca kept this all secret from the Detective out of love. The group returns to Wayhaven to continue their mission. Unit Bravo starts staying at the Detective's house and accompanies them everywhere. A few days pass before the rogue vampire Murphy makes a move and attacks the Detective's apartment.

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(if Romanced or in Love Triangle)

Sewell escapes the apartment with the Detective and defends them from attacking thralls while they try to get to their car. Murphy captures the Detective and subdues Sewell. By the time they recover, Murphy and the Detective are gone and Sewell returns to the apartment to report what happened to Rebecca and the rest of the Unit. Du Mortain comforts them, assuring them that they will rescue the Detective.

(if not Romanced)

Sewell remains at the apartment while the Detective escapes. The agent who tried to get the Detective to their car returns to report that Murphy has kidnapped the Detective. If the agent is du Mortain, they attempt to reassure them, but are rebuffed. Otherwise, they encourage du Mortain to comfort the agent in question.

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The Unit finds the Detective in an abandoned warehouse and have a showdown with Murphy while the injured Detective rests. However, they are unable to defeat Murphy. The Detective comes up with a plan, and regardless of whether the plan works, Sewell visits the Detective in the hospital with the rest of Unit Bravo. They begin to thank the Detective on behalf of the team, but are interrupted by du Mortain who does it themselves.

Personality
"'Ignorance isn't safety.'"

Nate/Nat is friendly and open. They hate lying and have a strong sense of right and wrong. Unlike other members of Unit Bravo, they understand why humans are scared of vampires, though they work to change the idea of vampires are frightening monsters. They like humans and working with them, in contrast with Adam/Ava and Mason/Morgan. At several points, they state that they would enjoy working with humans more often.

Honesty is very important to them, and most of their arguments with du Mortain over the course of Book One center around what the Detective should know and when they should know it. They believe that secrets never end well.

They tend to be more old-fashioned than the rest of the team, with stiffer speech patterns, slightly different vocabulary and a mistrust of modern technology. They are a learner at heart, though, and have many different skills that they developed simply because they enjoyed learning them. Their love of learning allows them to fit well into their position as team research and information expert. Their gentle, calm nature makes them the team peacekeeper as well.

When romanced, they are smooth talking and a romantic at heart.

Appearance
Nat is described as being 6'0" with an athletic build, tawny (tan) skin, brown eyes, and with cropped dark brown hair.

Nate is described as being 6'4" with a muscled build, tawny (tan) skin, brown eyes, and with dark brown hair styled back. He also has stubble lining his jawline.

Agent du Mortain
Agent du Mortain is Agent Sewell's immediate superior as well as their oldest and closest friend. The two complement each other well and share a deep, unbreakable bond. They each have strongly-held beliefs that clash from time to time, but neither enjoys fighting. Sewell serves as an emotional support for du Mortain.

(if Sewell romances the Detective)

Du Mortain disapproves of Sewell's growing feeling for the Detective initially but comforts them when they become distraught over the Detective's disappearance.

(if du Mortain romances the Detective)

Sewell is surprised by du Mortain's apparent feelings for the Detective but pleased at the hope of happiness in their future.

(Love Triangle)

In the love triangle, Agent Sewell does not notice their friend developing feelings for the same person, due to du Mortain hiding their feelings. As a result, they pursue the Detective. If they were to find out early on, they would have valued du Mortain's happiness above their own and hidden their own feelings.

Agent Hauville
Agent Sewell treats Agent Hauville much like a son/daughter and encourages them to pursue happiness. They also strive to make Hauville into a productive citizen and imbue some tact and a sense of responsibility into them. Hauville tends to side with them when Sewell and du Mortain disagree.

Agent Morgan/Mason
Agent Sewell and Agent Mason/Morgan share deeply held beliefs and loyalty, but Mason/Morgan tends to side with du Mortain. Dialogue in Book One suggests that Sewell is often the one to deal with the emotional fallout of Mason/Morgan's one night stands.

Rebecca
Rebecca and Agent Sewell share a close friendship, separate from their working relationship, and hold each other in high esteem. They disagree on how the Agency runs things, but Sewell trusts Rebecca and will follow her orders.

The Detective
Agent Sewell is the only member of Unit Bravo to cooperate fully with the detective from the beginning and argues for them to be told the truth. They smooth things over between du Mortain and the Detective after their disastrous meeting in the Detective's office. Out of the vampires, they are most sympathetic to the Detective if they become afraid after the reveal, as well as the most visibly hurt. Sewell also seeks to reconcile Rebecca and the Detective if their relationship is strained.

(if not in a romance)

Their friendship develops steadily throughout Book One, with Sewell attempting to keep the peace between the Detective and Unit Bravo.

(if in a romance)

Sewell is very open about their romantic feelings and varies between sweet and flirtatious, depending on which one the Detective is. They admit to wanting to make the Detective swoon.

Speed and Agility
Agent Sewell, as a vampire, is faster than most cars, and fairly agile.

Strength
Due to their vampirism, they are much stronger than a human.

Accelerated Healing
Like all vampires, they heal at an accelerated rate, though Sewell heals much faster than the rest of Unit Bravo.

Pheromones and Heightened Senses
Sewell has stronger senses of taste, touch, hearing, smell, and sight than that of a human. They are also able to use their pheromones to control others.

Trivia

 * Known among fans as Suavewell.
 * Sewell enjoys traveling and experiencing new cultures.
 * They have no distinguishable accent due to the staggering amount of language they have learned.
 * Nate/Nat's middle name is Henry/Henrietta.
 * The author said they fit in between lawful good and neutral good in the D&D alignment.
 * Sewell was born to a British mother and a Persian father.