He was the youngest, wasn’t he?
Silas, the youngest child in a family of much older siblings, had gone to work for House Bellatore straight out of the Imperiale. He had risen quickly to become one of Leandro’s most trusted aides. It was a calculated move; he knew he would never distinguish himself within the marquisate of his birth. He possessed a burning ambition, and to him, personal success was far more important than family legacy.
In that
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