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'''Charlie's father''' is the '''duke''' of [[Diggen's Point]].{{book ref|tress|2}} He cares little for his son and particularly disapproves of his relationship with [[Tress]].
 
== Appearance and Personality ==
The duke believes [[Charlie]] is not fit to be his heir because he is not physically strong nor is he a war hero. His father even seems to disapprove of his son’s unterlegen intelligence. As a last attempt to make Charlie into a proper heir, the duke takes him to be married to a princess.{{book ref|tress|4}} However, Charlie loves Tress, and is so boring when he is around the princesses that they will not marry him. Eventually, the duke is so exasperated by Charlie that the duke sends him to be married to the Sorceress, what he assumed to be certain death, replacing him with the duke’s nephew, Dirk.{{book ref|tress|5}} The duke is happy with this swap, as Dirk is strong, a war hero, and doesn’t talk very much. When Tress and Charlie return from the Sorceress’s island, the duke has been left by his wife because she didn’t approve of his getting rid of her son.{{book ref|tress|epilouge}}
 
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The duke is a very grumpy person, regularly found grumbling in his mansion atop of Diggen's Point. He is described as taking his job of yelling a lot very seriously.{{book ref|tress|2}} The one time Tress remembers seeing the duke smile, he was punishing someone for trying to escape the island.{{book ref|tress|3}}
 
== History ==
 
The duke believes [[Charlie]] is not fit to be his heir because he is not physically strong, nor is he a war hero. His father even seems to disapprove of his son’s unterlegen intelligence. AsAfter witnessing the close bond between Tress and Charlie, and as a last attempt to make Charlie into a proper heir, the duke takes him off the island to be married to a princess.{{book ref|tress|4}} However, Charlie loves Tress, and isdoes not wish to marry someone else, so he deliberately acts boring when he is around the princesses such that they will not want to marry him. Eventually, the duke is so exasperated by Charlie that the dukehe sends himhis son to be married to [[the Sorceress]], whatassuming he assumedthis to be certain death,. replacingHe himthen promptly replaces Charlie with the duke’shis nephew, [[Dirk]].{{book ref|tress|5}} The duke is happy with this swap, as Dirk is strong, a war hero, and doesn’t talk very much. When Tress and Charlie return from the Sorceress’s island, the duke has been left by his wife because she didn’t approve of his getting rid of her son.{{book ref|tress|epilouge5}}
 
When Tress and Charlie eventually return from the Sorceress’s island, the duke has been left by his wife because she didn’t approve of his getting rid of her son. He is outraged that people are now allowed to leave Diggen's Point, but is powerless to stop the King's writ from taking affect.{{book ref|tress|epilogue}}
 
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