Heze

Heze, a character in the Across the Void series, is an injured pilot picked up by the Atlas. She is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 5.

Appearance
Heze has short brown hair, blue eyes and tanned skin with freckles. She wears a gray collared shirt.

Personality
Despite being a spy for the Vanguard, Heze has shown remorse for poisoning the Jura's water supply that led to the deaths of dozens of their soldiers. However, if you decide to turn her over to the Jura, she will stop feeling remorse and state she did what she had to. She tells your character that they have no idea what war does to you.

Background
She is a spy for the Vanguard working undercover among the Jura where she was ordered to poison their water supply in an attempt to get them to surrender. However, this led to several dozen soldiers dying from drinking the contaminated water or refusal to drink. According to Kepler, this act qualifies as a war crime.

Trivia

 * Heze was confirmed to be part of the Apri alien race in Book 1, Chapter 5. Her name was not revealed until Chapter 6.
 * Your Character will have the option to either return her to the Vanguard or give her to the Jura to stand trial as a war criminal.
 * In keeping with the astronomy naming theme of the story, Heze, or Zeta Virginis A, is one of the two components of the binary star Zeta Virginis, itself a part of the constellation Virgo.