Even before inviting Arabella Donovan over, Caspian Rhodes had mentally prepared himself for the possibility that any of the relatives around him—young or old—might turn out to be a bystander, cannon fodder, supporting character, or even a protagonist forced to work in some unknown novel.
However, he never expected this moment to arrive so soon. Moreover, the first NPC to spawn wasn't Guinevere Rhodes, but her biological younger brother!
"You said his name is..."
"Ian Rhodes."
"Is that short for something?"
"Yes, his full given name is Iantium."
"Damn, it really is him!" Arabella thought.
The reason Arabella remembered this name so vividly was that "Iantium" was extremely rare. Very few people would use such an obscure ancient place name for their child. But that wasn't the point. The point was...
"If his name is Ian, then his sister..."
"Guinevere Rhodes."
As soon as Caspian said this, the light in Arabella's eyes completely died out.
