Elena

Elena is a minor character in The Starless Sea.

Appearance
At work, Elena wears her hair in a bun, held in place with a ballpoint pen. She wears cat-eye glasses.

Personality
Elena is cheerful and pleasant. She enjoys mysteries, reading Raymond Chandler and spending extra time researching the origin of Sweet Sorrows for Zachary, though he did not ask her to.

History
Zachary first met Elena at the campus library. She helped him to check out Sweet Sorrows. By correcting the book's record in the system, she inadvertently brought Zachary to the attention of Allegra and the Collector's Club.

After checking out the book to Zachary, Elena researched it further, discovering that it was donated by the Keating Foundation from the collection of J. S. Keating. After Kat's discussion group, she waited outside for Zachary in order to bring him this information.

Relationships

 * Zachary - Elena is likely more interested in the mystery of Zachary's book, rather than Zachary himself. Kat warned Elena that Zachary was "orientationally unavailable" - i.e., gay - but there is no indication that Elena was attracted to Zachary before that warning.
 * Kat Hawkins - Elena and Kat appear to have a friendly relationship. They are on a first name basis, and Kat is comfortable discussing Zachary's sexuality with her. Elena also made an effort to attend Kat's discussion group.