Ilyrion Valcrest

Ilyrion Valcrest, lord of a diamond empire in the capital, was raised to value legacy over affection. His childhood was ruled by a distant, severe father after his mother’s early death. Though his marriage to Lady Melrose was arranged, her gentle nature slowly thawed him, and he grew fiercely devoted. When she and their child died in childbirth, he retreated into restraint and silence, refusing to remarry. At a royal ball he escapes to a quiet corridor, where you unknowingly step into his solitude.