Seeing his son confused, stressed, and seem about to go crazy, finally Jacob Sanderman explained everything.
Marc lost count on how many 'great' should be put before the word 'uncle' when it came to Loriel. His father told him that actually, Loriel Ashborn was an immortal. He was the only Ashborn who was still alive to this day.
The Ashborns were the ruler of Summeria, a kingdom from a continent that no longer existed. It was a long story.
Anyway... Loriel was the last Ashorn and he was now around 15 centuries old. He had been their family's guardian since forever.
The Sanderman was the descendants of his favorite nephew. He had five sisters who married princes and noblemen who later tried to usurp power. It was a big mess of a family.
Loriel only got along with one of his nephews and they maintained that good relationship until generations to come.
