**spoiler about her dad** So turns out Valar (the Duke) isn’t the mc’s dad. He’s her mom’s little brother, so her uncle. The mc’s mom was forced into an arranged marriage with a man from the southern empire. She hated it. Ran away when she was pregnant with the mc. Somehow died. Then Valar was entrusted to raise the mc.
**spoiler about her dad**
So turns out Valar (the Duke) isn’t the mc’s dad. He’s her mom’s little brother, so her uncle. The mc’s mom was forced into an arranged marriage with a man from the southern empire. She hated it. Ran away when she was pregnant with the mc. Somehow died. Then Valar was entrusted to raise the mc.