The last time she had seen her uncle was three years ago when she was twelve. Her uncle Alphard was her father's youngest sibling. He was a good ten years younger than him too. After his father was throned, he made Alphard an emissary. That was the reason Celeste barely ever saw him, he was always going on top-secret missions. Sometimes he would disappear for years and then turn up out of nowhere. He was a tall man, looking exactly like a younger version of her father. He had then same chestnut hair and hazel eyes, the same towering build but that was where the similarities ended. Her uncle was a... solemn man. In fact, she could count the times she had seen him smile on her ten fingers. It wasn't that he got angry, in fact, it was quite the opposite. Her uncle had always been apathetic. He had never shown any interest in anything. Not in politics, not in wealth, and not in family. He'd never married or had any children.