Leanna had instructed Keaia to pretend as though she still looked down on Leanna, and that their rendezvous had never occurred. Charles would be back in three days and Keaia was not all that happy to see the man. The lies he had told her still swished around her mind, and two days later she was still in a daze. As Keaia lay in her jail cell she thought about Correy Sihnegh. Correy was Charles's younger brother, and while she had thought she knew everything, it had turned out to be a complete lie. 

Charles had always told her that Correy had plotted against their family. Correy had been considered a troublemaker, so he was sent to the magic tower for the sake of Charles and the residents of the ducal mansion. Charles would lament over losing his baby brother, weeping over another lost family member. Keaia’s heart never failed to be swayed by his weeping, feeling pity for Charles. Charles went on to cry about how Leanna had contacted Correy during their first year of marriage to drive Correy out of the country. Charles insinuated that Leanna had insulted Correy’s lineage and his time at the magic tower, as well as how he was the reason his mother had died. Leanna had apparently threatened that she would turn society against him, frame him for terrible things, and claimed that if he ever stepped foot in the Sihnegh territory he would be beaten and kicked out. Everytime Charles spoke about this Keaia gasped and pitied poor Correy. 

What Charles failed to tell her was that while Correy had disappeared three years ago, no one except for Charles knew the true reason for his departure. Leanna wanted to know more about her mysterious brother-in-law, and because Charles never spoke about Correy, her interest piqued. Leanna tried to contact Correy during her first year of marriage, sending letters inviting Correy to the mansion or a cafe, but she never got a response. She later found out Charles did not want the two to meet or interact, and had all the letters intercepted and destroyed. Charles saw his now powerful brother as a threat, and the anxiety pushed him to secretly arrange to have Correy chased out of Esmea. Charles was always very carefully controlling about the information Keaia was told. 

Because of the control and manipulation Keaia was unknowingly subjected to, Keaia saw Leanna as a villainess, a heartless fiend hellbent on destroying an innocent family, and was determined to save the Sihnegh family from her evil clutches! That was until she met Leanna for the first time, and when the two finally had a proper conversation together, doubts started to gather. The talk in the carriage ride finally opened Keaia’s mind to Charles’s true nature, and her whole world seemingly collapsed in a matter of a few hours. The evidence Leanna provided made her feel overwhelmed, and for the first day she was in the jail cell, the many thoughts racing through her head, prompting her to get up from her cot to pace and lay back down, more depressed each time. Keaia never saw past Charles’s lies until she finally met Leanna, and the realization that the truth was something far more sinister scared her fragile heart. This now dark and twisted Duke was nothing like the sweet young man who had courted her. The sobbing backstory and fake personality were all nothing but lies. Lies, lies, lies! Everything she had built with him was a lie, every kiss, every embrace, every gift. The anxiety and heartbreak quickly depressed her until she lay motionless, not even getting up for food and water. The jailkeeper sent a female worker to change Keaia’s soiled clothing. Of all of her thoughts, Keaia thought most about Correy. Leanna had done some research on Correy’s past, but even with the ladies' help and Morris’s network, it was still quite difficult. While Leanna and Keaia were in the carriage, Leanna had given her proof that showed how Correy was a sweet, shy boy that only wanted his brother's love, and how Charles mercilessly bullied him. 

 Correy was a sweet and shy boy who only yearned for his family’s love. Correy sought this love from his older brother and father, begging for a single glance or word, but the death of his mother and his strong resemblance to her stood in the way. His resemblance was too much for his father to handle, so the duke, deep in sorrow, could only look at Correy and cry, before retreating to his office to drink himself into a stupor. This isolation and coldness hurt Correy deep to his core, and many servants could hear his muffled sobs. The former duke was so withdrawn that he did nothing for four years as Charles made Correy's life a living hell, bullying him mercilessly and endlessly. The physical and emotional abuse that young Correy suffered nearly brought him to the edge multiple times. Charles took joy from isolating Correy, so he turned all the servants against Correy, thus poor boy only ever received small, sad scraps of food. 

The only saving grace Correy had during his stay at the mansion was one of the maids who tried to help Correy. She would sneak him better food, but Charles had her framed for stealing and she was kicked out of the duchy and arrested for theft. Correy tried several times to end his suffering, but Charles wanted to see his brother suffer, leaving the poor boy frozen in a state of rock bottom, never getting better. After Charles grew bored of torturing Correy, Charles then took the next step in his cruel plan and convinced his mentally ill father to kick Correy out of the house when he was only seven years old. Charles had smoothly talked his father into thinking that Correy would be sent to the royal academy, and the former duke simply stamped the papers in a drunken daze. Charles had given Correy a small amount of money, just enough for food and travel to the royal capital. Normally the Sihnegh family resided in their luxurious capital mansion, but after the death of the late duchess, the family retreated to their countryside manor to grieve. The distance provided Charles with the perfect opportunity to get rid of Correy, hoping the boy would be abducted or possibly perish along the way.

The manor was a three-day journey from the capital. After several bumpy carriage rides, and one ride on the back of a hay truck, Correy had reached the royal capital, hungry and disoriented. Correy had ended up walking to the doorstep of the magician's tower, where the mages found him collapsed from hunger. Keaia felt despondent thinking about poor Correy. The tower mages and Edmond Gresser were the only ones who knew what happened after Correy arrived, as Edmond had not only been there to witness the event but had also stepped forward and provided the mages with some allowance for the boy. 

Edmond was only sixteen at the time, yet cared for the poor kid, who was around his sister's age. When the mages opened the doors to the magic tower, they found a young man holding a child. This child, Correy, looked poorly cared for, and his tattered clothes were far too small for a boy his size. He looked malnourished as though he had never received love in his life. Edmond and the mages took him in and cared for him, even though they knew nothing of his identity. Any attempt at understanding his background ended with a quietly crying and distressed child. While he could, Edmond stopped by periodically to see how Correy was doing, spending time with Correy and becoming the kind and caring older brother he so desperately needed and wanted. Once Edmond had his coming-of-age ceremony and needed to stay at the Gresser Marquiship due to his father's ailing health, he regularly sent letters, money, and gifts. 

Eventually, Correy opened up to Edmond and revealed his family name. Once he knew of this, Edmond did everything he could to keep Correy a secret to protect him. Edmond had heard rumors from a guard he knew, who had spoken to an imprisoned maid who had previously worked at the Sihnegh country mansion. After a thorough investigation, he was able to uncover the truth. It explained everything he knew about Correy. When Edmond and the mages first met Correy, his eyes were lifeless, with not a single ounce of vigor or the will to live. With his head held low, he could move with fear and caution and would flinch constantly at any sudden movement, as though under attack. After two years at the magic tower, Correy was finally able to give a weak yet powerful smile on his ninth birthday. The mages and Edmond celebrated joyously at this tremendous achievement, and from that point on the young boy’s heart opened up more and more. The mages had hired a young woman who had been trained to psychologically assist war veterans. The young woman combined with the kind-hearted folks at the magic tower enabled Correy to smile brightly in the years that followed. The animosity and anger he held toward the ducal family made it so that the scars on his mind and heart never fully healed. 

It wasn't until young Correy finally reached his coming-of-age ceremony did he publicly announce his family name. The mages were a bit shocked at first, but upon hearing from Correy and Edmond the truth of his despair, their anger toward the Sihnegh family name grew to terrible heights. Correy had grown to deeply trust and love the people who cared for him and shared in his painful past, one which he took no joy in telling. The publicly declared news shook the noble society of Esmea, and Charles’s paranoia and anxiety grew to ridiculous heights. This was what Correy wanted; Charles's ruthlessness had ultimately saved his brother by sending him where he could be loved and cared for, and planted a seed of anger and revenge, one he would seek to fulfill with Edmond's help. Edmond was not sure about this, but Correy had assured him there would be no death involved. Edmond had eventually told Leanna and Charlene of his connection to Correy briefly, long before he knew of the connection between Correy and the Sihnegh Ducal family. Remembering this information was what allowed Leanna to gain the truth behind Correy, as she had Morris uncover this information from Edmond and the mages tower indirectly. It took her several weeks, and her brother's visit to the Sihnegh mansion for her to learn the whole truth, the one only Emdond and the mages had known.