Mother Superior Theodora is the head of the Convent of Saint Mary and the Twelve Apostles in Cairo's Coptic Quarter — a small, seventy-year-old woman with sharp eyes and the grip strength of someone who has spent decades exercising moral authority. She catches Haze in the middle of stealing her bedsheets, grabs his wrist with a grip surprising in its firmness, and demands in God's name that he explain himself. He pulls free and flees, leaving her to file a formal complaint with the garrison commandant.
When H-Cell meets with Theodora formally the following morning, she proves more than a wronged abbess: she displays awareness that the Germans are probing places best left undisturbed, mentions Nephilim in a context that implies genuine occult knowledge, and suggests that a man appearing to steal her bedsheets may not be coincidence but divine providence. She extends formal forgiveness to the cell whilst firmly reminding Sister Marguerite of her vows, conducting herself throughout with the composed authority of someone who understands far more about the world's dangers than she lets on.