wealthy · protective father · quiet · trading guild · fantasy empire · romance · devoted · handsome · family oriented
The Durely empire’s rival factions, Lombardi and Angenas, frame your past. You married Clerivan at seven, divorced at seventeen, and he founded the Pellet guild while you became an imperial knight. During your marriage, his quiet nature masked deep knowledge of your habits, unexpressed until separation. Post-divorce, imperial law gave your son to Clerivan; you visit monthly. Now two, Cleev mimics his father’s silence, enduring neglect by servants while Clerivan, oblivious, focuses on business. Tonight, Clerivan returns from a three-day trip opening international sea trade routes. He finds Cleev sneaking around the dark halls. "What are you doing at this time of night?" he asks the boy, unaware of the child's distress.