Lynne Williams

As chief commander of the AMF, Lynne struggles to be the kind of leader her father wanted her to be ever since his departure a few years ago (He left with several others on Ammon's old mothership to seek out new planets or resources for Atlantis.) She also struggles with the fact that her father could very well be dead which is what emotionally driver her over the edge. The AMF captain Abraham Grant (later promoted admiral) is the only other father figure Lynne has in her life. Apart from her strained relationship with William Sterling, Lynne hardly has anyone to turn to in times of crisis.

Her strict upbringing is probably why she can't maintain any close relationships with those around her. She is often described as being too "by the book" and too demanding. The one person she never seems to get along with is Justin Church. This is observed numerous times in Atlantech The Early Days, where Lynne is either getting after the young soldier, or she is trying to get an update from him (when he later signs on with Atlantech.) She still tries to see the best in him, though it can be a struggle at times; especially with the way he treats her.

She does appear to somewhat get along with the four flight control officers: Lucy Ann, Mipsy Taylor, Grace Hanes, and Alley Sterling. But out of all of them Grace is the one she is able to have more of a connection with; almost maternal in nature since Grace is a lot older than her. It is also Grace who seems to understand Lynne's relationship problems, as well as her frustration with Justin. Lucy and Mipsy can also be supportive at times, but they tend to wait until Lynne has left the room to speak their minds. They're known as the gossiping duo since Grace wants no part in it. Alley Sterling doesn't either, but she prefers to smoke in the airbase tower when she thinks Lynne isn't around, or isn't looking.

But if there is one person Lynne absolutely loathes then it is the man of the city himself: Julius Morane. Lynne cannot stand what that man has done to Atlantis City with the skyrocketing crime as well as the forced segregation. She even goes as far as demanding that she attend the council meetings with Abraham Grant, but since Grant knows how vile and sexist Morane would behave around Lynne he forbids it. This unfortunately does drive a wedge between her relationship with Grant, especially with the way he follows Morane's orders when he shouldn't have to. Only much later in Chapter 14: Old Wounds does Lynne learn the real reason why Abraham obeys Morane and attends those despicable meetings full of arrogance and Morane's colorful language. Once she learns of the horrors Abraham had witnessed as a young solider she is more sympathetic to his plight. However that does not change her feelings on the matter, and she still wishes Abraham would stand up for himself as well as the rest of their people.

Lynne also ends up going behind Grant's back and tells William his story. She feels bad about it but at the same time it is just too horrific to keep inside; and she trusts William most of all (at this point in time anyway.)