Silas Eastoffe

**Silas Eastoffe** was a main character in The Betrothed an was mentioned in The Betrayed. He was a husband of Hollis Brite.

## Biography

Silas grew up in Isolte’s country, at Chetwin Palace with his family throughout his childhood, he never left him. But about four years before The Betrothed began, the Eastoffes fled the castle, expelled by King Quinten for a dark monarchy secret. His family settled in a small manor near the castle. By leading a life outside the King’s court, he discovers, another living environment, simpler, without sophisticated cooked dishes or cooked by great chef or having beautiful velvet clothes. This other life taught him more value than he could imagine: "Loyalty, Respect and Affection".

Took love for the forge, he has more than 3 years of career behind him. He learned forged weapons and jewelry.

But after repeated threats, Isolte became dangerous for them to continue living there, Dashiell and Whitley Eastoffe decided to immigrate to Coroa for the safety of their children.

Jameson lodged them in the west wing of Keresken Castle until they could acquire land in the country.

### ***The Betrothed***

He meets Hollis Brite when his family asks the King of Coroa to welcome them to his country. He ends up befriending Hollis, but his feelings change when Hollis gets closer to his family to know a little more about their former country. But the arrival of King Quinten, will change everything, Silas will do his best to protect his family from this tyrant, but enjoy life in Tobbar. He takes part in a duel with the sword, we quickly see that he is better at forging. He is clumsy but these gestures are powerful. Despite his homesickness, he finds a balance with Hollis Brite, but their friendship falls into forbidden love. On the day of the coronation of King Jameson, he and Hollis fled to Abicrest Manor. Two days later, they married. During the festivities, Silas was killed with a sword by the soldiers of Jameson.

### ***The Betrayed***

He appears only as a character mentioned and remembered.

## Personality

Silas's a brute frankness, does not trust any sovereign, he is always on his guard and is never quiet with the Darkest Knights. He's shy when he is in the presence of a woman. He always has good intentions. He's caring and he knows how to treat a woman.

## Features

Silas has light skin, his long silky hair Nordic blond and his eyes are icy blue.

## Relationships

### **Hollis Brite**

When Silas met Hollis, he could not ignore her, his gaze was fixed on her. He immediately appreciated it. Hollis was generous and kind to him and his family. They were soon bound by friendship but everything changed when the King Quinten arrived at the court Coroan, Hollis took the defense of Silas before the two Kings left trampled on Jameson for the protected. Their friendship turned into love, a forbidden love because Hollis is promised to King Jameson. So he distanced himself from her and found a home with his family in Dahere County. The Eastoffe family was to leave the castle the day after the coronation after the announcement of Hollis' betrothal, he was heartbroken to abandon his great love and she doubted the life that Jameson was going to offer him. They both spoke and Hollis chose Silas as her husband and abandoned King Jameson.

## Trivia

* He is the oldest of his siblings.
* He forged himself the sword he offered to King Jameson.
* Hollis calls Silas' eyes a shocking blue.
* Silas burned his arms several times when he was forging metals.
* The first sword he forged was for his cousin, Etan.
* Hollis swore Silas danced better than Jameson.
* The last word he said was "Good!"
* He wanted the friendship between Hollis and Valentina to be short.