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Garrick Isaac Brambleclove was born in the region of Helena to a very happy, but older couple. He was the third born in a family of five children, three girls and two boys, and was the only child to develop a love of learning rather than be content with the farming life he had been born into. He and his parents often butted heads about his "priorities", which to him meant leaving his intelligence to rot while he sowed the wheat on the farm. His hatred of farming extended up into his early teens until his mother's brother dropped by for an unexpected visit. His uncle was a scholar and an accomplished tutor from Faleen, which astounded young Garrick, he couldn't believe that he was related to such an intelligent person. That night, Garrick pleaded with his uncle to take him back to Faleen and tutor him, despite the lack of support from his parents. To his joy, his uncle agreed to tutor him and, the next weekend, he was on his way up to Faleen.

The trip had taken them ages but Garrick knew that it would be worth it in the end. Once situated in Faleen his uncle developed a rigorous routine of subjects and daily chores for him to complete during his stay, which Garrick took very seriously. He had longed for a chance to prove his intelligence ever since his parents first denied his request to seek higher education, and as the weeks rolled on, he was given the praise and feedback he so desperately craved. It was months later that his uncle would pat him on the head and introduce him to one of the very best tutors and educators that ever taught on the island of Faleen. He was being passed on upwards to a more adequate tutor and Garrick was more than ready to continue his journey.

Months turned into years and those years accumulated into a decade or more before he reached the end of his schooling and transitioned into the very role that had made the whole entire trip possible, the role of the tutor. Now a young man with white stubble growing upon his face, Garrick left Faleen with a higher sense of self and a mind filled to the brim with information. He had received letters from his home in Helena almost every weekend, usually from the desk of his brother, Thomas. But as he approached his childhood abode, he was greeted by the faces of a different family, one that was certainly not his own. He was told that his parents had died the previous year and all that was left over was given to their children, who had all gone and moved away. Garrick became distraught and left the property with a heavy heart. He hadn't received a letter from Thomas about their deaths, nor did he receive anything from their wills. More so, all efforts to contact his siblings either fell on deaf ears or were returned with spite. Garrick's family had all but disowned him when he left for Faleen, and there was nothing he could do to change it.

Over the next year or so Garrick rented a small house in Helena while he tried to reconnect with former friends. The family that he rented from, called the Turants, were very kindly to him and offered him all the love he could ask for. They had a lovely daughter, named Daisy Marie, who he fell head over heels for. After two years of wooing, courting and gift giving, Garrick finally asked Daisy's father for permission to marry his daughter. The happy couple were married in the middle of July, one month shy of the birth of Jonathan, Garrick's eldest child.

Nineteen years later, the Brambleclove family had moved to the region of Amies to be closer to where Daisy chose to work, the capital city of Aimes. Though they weren't a short walk away from the city, the family was very happy with the property that Garrick had chosen. After a much needed reunion with his siblings, Garrick was given a share of his parent's wealth, which Thomas had held onto for him. Combined with the money that he made tutoring, Garrick was able to buy a lovely, spacious property on a fruit orchard. It was lovingly dubbed "Brambleclove Farms" and earned the approval of all of the children. It had enough room to run in, grow in and play in, which was a big plus. Garrick was assured that everything would be in the clear for many years to come if they kept their little farm running during the peek fruit buying season while he tutored the many young men and women that come through their gates everyday. Life was a splendid as fresh apple cider.

Then, less than a year later, tragedy struck. The carriage that took Daisy to work in the city had crashed into a river and buried her under the wreckage, drowning her in the waters below. Garrick had been in the middle of a tutoring session when the telegraph arrived, and he broke down in tears. All of his dreams of growing old with the love of his life were smashed to pieces. While he waited for her body to be brought home for burial he couldn't bring himself to tell his daughter, Natalie Rose, about what happened. Though she was physically a teenager, she had the mental capabilities of a ten year old. Worse than that, she was still as innocent as a small child. But as they said their final farewells, all of his children broke down in sobs, and he, too, soon followed.

There were a few months of quiet in the household before Garrick felt the need to honor one of his wife's greatest wishes. He went down to a local orphanage and spent time with as many children as possible. Finally, a ten year old, red headed tomboy named Piper captured his heart, and the papers were signed. She was the perfect addition to the family after such a gutting tragedy and everyone, even the "perfect lady" Maisie, agreed. Piper was very much like Daisy, given that she was ever a tomboy, and Garrick knew that his wife would have been enamored with the girl just as he had been. Two years later, the family had began to form a steady routine again. With Maisie away studying etiquette with her grandmother and the addition of Daisy's brother, Roger, and his family's loving smiles popping up all around the property, a lulling calm has returned to the property.

But...

How long will this calm last?